I have made the commitment to meditate daily. That commitment alone has taken four years, reading over 10 books on the subject, and writing several LIFEies (here and here) on the topic and why it’s important. And it still took three months of being quarantined during a pandemic to truly get going. Anyway, I am […]
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These days, everyone is looking for a “cure” or “answer” to their problems. They are stressed so they sign up for a yoga class. They are overweight so they go on a crash diet. And then they are surprised when, a day or week later, they are stressed or overweight again. We live in a
I have said it before and here it is again:  I will continue cleaning up my habits every day until they are all great. I am still working on eating. While working on this topic, I found an infographic about how mindfulness helps break the chain of bad habits. It’s really cool but too long to
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I don’t normally have any problem falling asleep. However, in my years writing these LIFEies, the number one topic most people come up to me wanting to discuss is sleep. One recurring theme is the time it takes to fall asleep or waking up and not being able to go back to sleep. Today is
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Since my bout with Lymphoma in 2013, the passing of my parents in 2018, and now going through my parents’ possessions and closing down everything, I have been thinking quite a bit about a good end of life. This is a topic we all should probably spend a bit of time pondering. For me,
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The Fantastic Life has 18 rules to live by and I try to execute on them daily. But I still search for additional rules or as Mike Cernavich calls them below, principles. I found the top three principles really interesting. Interesting enough to send to you today. Here are his top principles to live by:
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Below is a great article on two topics we never tend to think about. Suffering and Dying. I originally typed this LIFEies after being in a car accident and having 3 fractured ribs, so there is the pain. Couple that with all my athletic endevours, I know short term pain on a first name basis.
During this holiday season, we are all looking for gifts for our family and friends. Let’s give ourselves the best holiday gift ever. Spend some time with those friends and maybe make a new friend. Friends make your life fantastic. Below is a great way to look at the type of friends need in your
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No surprise: Americans are steadily becoming more sedentary. The result is a large part of the population is suffering from chronic diseases that are completely preventable with regular exercise. A simple LIFEies today: Exercise! And my favorite form of exercise is hiking. I love nature AND now I know the experts are putting an emphasis
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For a long, long time I have read everything I can about Tibetan Monks AND the Navy Seals. Steven Kotler wrote an article below on what the two have in common. You can bet I read that as soon as I saw it. Kotler says that both Navy SEALS and Tibetan Monks have the ability to rewire their
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