Mentally replaying conversations When I saw the title for today’s meditation I literally laughed out loud. If ever there was a terrible pattern that I would love to break, this is it. I’m not sure where I learned this little gem of a habit but I have had a very difficult time breaking myself ofContinue reading “Break Your Patterns Challenge: Day 2”
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Break Your Patterns Challenge: Day 1
Managing everyone’s emotions Are you the peacekeeper? Are you the one who comes to the rescue when someone is upset? Do you notice how everyone else is feeling and somehow feel that it’s your job to fix it or make things better? Do you take on someone else’s emotions as your own? Have you tendedContinue reading “Break Your Patterns Challenge: Day 1”
Break Your Patterns Challenge
When I saw that Insight Timer was hosting another challenge I thought, Ok, cool. Let’s see what they’ve come up with this time. I’ve never hit the “JOIN” button so quickly. How many times have we asked ourselves, “Why do I keep doing this?” That’s the question Insight Timer posed in the opening post. HowContinue reading “Break Your Patterns Challenge”
500
Today marks 500 consecutive days of meditation. Holy cow. I remember being excited about one full year . . . but 500 days???? I never thought I’d stick with meditation this long. Has it been 100% blissful? No. Has each meditation been wonderful? Absolutely not. There have been a few that ended with me feelingContinue reading “500”
Woods Walk 2026: Rock Run Preserve
Trail #5: Smoooooooth . . . What a peaceful and pleasant walk!!! The weather couldn’t have been better. The sun was shining. There was a light breeze. It wasn’t too hot or too cold. The colors were beginning to pop. It was a perfect fall day! Hubby and I decided to venture over to RockContinue reading “Woods Walk 2026: Rock Run Preserve”
Woods Walk 2026: Joliet Iron Works Historic Site
Trail #4: History meets nature. Or maybe I should say that nature took over where the history ended . . . I’m not really a big history buff but this was pretty cool. Hubby and I decided to tackle the 2.5-ish mile Joliet Iron Works site and it didn’t disappoint. We stuck to the WoodsContinue reading “Woods Walk 2026: Joliet Iron Works Historic Site”
The Movement for Longevity Video Challenge: Day 7
Today Damian walked us through Day 7 of our challenge and it put everything we’ve been doing this past week into practice. A little strength. Some stretching. A bit of balance. A touch of coordination. And, of course, cardio. It took less than 10 minutes. The challenge is complete. But our practice doesn’t have toContinue reading “The Movement for Longevity Video Challenge: Day 7”
The Movement for Longevity Video Challenge: Day 6
A little late in the day to be posting, I know, but we just had one of those busy, busy days that kept us running. And thinking. And then today’s session made me think some more. 🙃 As Damian points out, however, challenging our brains is a good thing. Another key to longevity and agingContinue reading “The Movement for Longevity Video Challenge: Day 6”
The Movement for Longevity Video Challenge: Day 5
Day 5 is all about balance. And it was more challenging than I thought it would be! Today Damian leads us through a few sequences that encourage whole-body activation. Arms. Shoulders. Legs. Back. Abs. Feet and ankles. Let’s not forget the brain – or to breathe! I caught myself holding my breath a few timesContinue reading “The Movement for Longevity Video Challenge: Day 5”
The Movement for Longevity Video Challenge: Day 4
Short and sweet but impactful! These kinds of activities are the ones I love to do: whole body exercises. Something that engages your entire body all at once. Today Damian leads us through a quick cardio/strength sequence that gets the heart rate up a bit and engages different areas of the body simultaneously. Today’s exercisesContinue reading “The Movement for Longevity Video Challenge: Day 4”
