I started the year 2021 “sick.” Not debilitatingly sick (thankfully), but sick nonetheless. I was battling some serious ongoing digestive issues. During my Life Plan review at the very end of 2021, I committed to getting this “sickness” thing sorted out. Looking back, the journey was a little long ... a little tedious … to… Continue reading A Series of Teeny, Tiny Baby Steps
Category: Health
Thirty Minutes for Thirty Days
In the spirit of being more intentional with our time (see Be a Good Steward), I wanted to ALSO share another idea I learned about recently with you all today … 30 for 30! The principle is quite simple actually … commit to something for 30 minutes a day for 30 days … the idea… Continue reading Thirty Minutes for Thirty Days
The Case for a Low-Carb Diet
So today’s post is different than many … today, I want to introduce a “new” eating “concept” I discovered recently while working my way through Gary Taubes’ book, Why We Get Fat … and What to Do About It. In a nutshell, carbohydrates are what makes us fat, Taubes suggests. Sugars, white flour, potatoes, pasta,… Continue reading The Case for a Low-Carb Diet
My Things I Love (or Really, Really Like) List: Worksheet
If you've read "What Lights You Up?" you know how important I think doing what you love is ... and not just once in awhile ... but every single day ... I think sometimes we get "lost" ... we forget ... we can't quite recall ... what we love ... what lights us up ...… Continue reading My Things I Love (or Really, Really Like) List: Worksheet
Me First
Today, I challenge you to think about how you want to “show up” for the people in your life … How do you want to “show up” for your kids? How do you want to “show up” for your spouse? How do you want to “show up” in your job? How do you want to… Continue reading Me First
Today, I Give Thanks
Today, I give thanks … Today, I give thanks for the three precious humans I’ve been blessed with … Everything about them … The highs and the lows … Their good health and mine … For a simple life … For a slow pace … Today, I give thanks for work that I love … … Continue reading Today, I Give Thanks
Sitting in the Sadness
Do you ever feel like wallowing in self-pity a little? Resting with your misery awhile? Sitting in the sadness? Focusing on your current unpleasant circumstance (and nothing else)? Fixing your eyes on your loss? Holding on to those unpleasant feelings? Of resentment? Of inadequacy? Or maybe for you, it’s self-loathing or overwhelm? Sometimes, I do.… Continue reading Sitting in the Sadness
Gratitude Buddies
Sometimes, gratitude can be a little tricky ... we get weighed down with the worries of the world ... the issues right before our eyes ... our trials ... Though I have made gratitude a (fairly) consistent practice in the last few years, I’ve recently (re)committed to making sure I jot down a bit of… Continue reading Gratitude Buddies
What Do You Want the Story to Be?
So here we are, in the middle of a pandemic … it’s been 56 days since the schools in Saskatchewan closed … that’s eight weeks of social-distancing … 56 days (or more) without seeing extended family … eight weeks without seeing any friends … 56 days of homeschooling … eight weeks at home … 56… Continue reading What Do You Want the Story to Be?
The Gift of Good Health
This week I’m reminded of the gift of good health. On Saturday, my middle daughter battled a fever all day (and we were stuck in the car for a 10-hour drive back home from Calgary). She had little energy and even playing with her cousins upon our return lacked appeal … something normally quite enticing,… Continue reading The Gift of Good Health
Our Life Well Lived - Leanne Hintz 