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Patience

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      A Blue Van can teach Powerful lessons about patience  Sitting at a green traffic light waiting for the blue van in front of me to actually go on green was a test of patience. I failed.    Americans are busy people with a lot to get done. We microwave everything in our lives to get more done in less time. In fact when asked about what they would want most, the common answer was not money, nope - it was ‘more time.’  Back to the blue van. They finally moved about the time the traffic light turned yellow, so now I’m stuck thinking unhappy thoughts. Why?  It didn’t go the way I wanted it to go and I was frustrated, losing energy instead of trying to be creative and problem solve. Impatient people are basically control freaks. It causes significant stress in their lives, and when I say ‘they’ I mean ‘me’. Yep, I’m a control freak about some things, and suspect you are as well. It can become a serious problem. The old song lyric wou...

Stop the Lies Destroying Your Health and Happiness

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  Did you hear…. Kim Kardashian is quitting Hollywood to become a Kindergarten teacher   BeyoncĂ© is going to stop singing to become an ESPN commentator   Tim Tebow is giving up sports to become a Chick-fil-A manager in Florida People like to gossip almost as much as they like to repeat gossip, even if it is not true. Falsehoods are so common they are frequently labeled #FakeNews in social media. You may not think about it much, but the same thing can happen in your personal life. (Not the celebrity part – but the fake news part). Humans are wired to believe rumors and gossip, even if they are outright lies and it is a powerful force in relationships. You see, belief shapes behavior – even if the belief is completely based on a lie. When you and I meditate on a lie, it quickly alters our mood and our mindset. Here are some of the common falsehoods that can steal your health and happiness. ·       You cannot lose weight after...