Monthly Archives: June 2014

FMM 6 27 14 S T R E T C H!

June 27, 2014 · by · in Food and health, Inspirational · 2 Comments

S t r e t c h “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.  I recently decided to join a group of friends on facebook who are committed to being healthy.  Team Be Fit Don’t Quit post photos of their workouts, […]

FMM 6 20 14 Simply the Best!

June 20, 2014 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational · 2 Comments

“To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.” ~ Steve Prefontaine   I remember being told as a child that all that was expected of me was that I do my best.  I iwasn’t supposed to come first in class, to be better than anyone else, to win prizes or outscore […]

FMM 6 13 14 Wake Up!

June 13, 2014 · by · in Uncategorized · 1 Comment

“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness” ~James Thurber How often have you said “I didn’t realize…”  We usually have to say it in apology, when we neglected to pay attention to the world around us, or the pain someone else is going through.  When we meet […]

FMM 6 6 16 Be Still my Monkey Mind

June 6, 2014 · by · in Food and health, Global health and disparities, Inspirational · 2 Comments

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~ W. B. Yeats  What do you tell yourself that is making you sick?  Have you ever observed the power of suggestion?  Our minds are programed to respond to the information it receives, whether the information is factual or based […]