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One of my coaching clients was feeling crunched for time, stressed, somewhat fatigued and beginning to see almost everything as a have-to-do. Raise your hand if you always have too much time energy in your life and can t relate at all. A fascinating light bulb moment occurred to him when he caught himself totally enthused about creating a special Halloween costume for a party. Wasn t it curious how he somehow found the time and energy to devote to this creation amidst an already crowded, potentially overwhelming schedule. In spite of a busy month, I somehow found extra energy, going to some trouble to make chocolate spiders and decorate for Halloween. I also remember my New Choices workshop program and binder writing itself with passionate late nights at the computer while I was still doing consulting as my day job. Hit the pause button and recall times when you have...

Rheumatoid Arthritis, also known as RA is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling and painful inflammatory condition, which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles. The symptoms that distinguish Rheumatoid Arthritis from other forms of arthritis are inflammation and soft-tissue swelling of many joints at the same time, also known as polyarthritis. The joints are usually affected initially asymmetrically and then in a symmetrical fashion as the disease progresses. The pain generally improves with use of the affected joints, and there is usually stiffness of all joints in the morning that lasts over 1...

For many, baking is a chemistry experiment gone horribly wrong, or just maybe, wonderfully correct. The variables of oven heat, local water properties and each manufacturers subtle differences in oil and flour quality can turn the best recipe into a kitchen nightmare. The true secret is to never give up and to keep adjusting your recipe to your own taste. One of the most common problems with cookie recipes, is what to do with the butter. Butter has amazing properties and flavors that cannot be duplicated by other oils. It does however have one of the lowest melting temperatures of all of the baking oils and can cause your cookie to flatten into a gigantic mess. Solution, integrate some equal parts of shortening into your recipe. For every ounce of butter taken away, add an ounce of shortening. Also ball and refrigerate your cookie dough before putting it onto a pan and into...

I hate smoking, so why do I still smoke. Now it occurs to me that I generally motivate myself to quit in the following manner: i Make a demand to myself to quit. ii Fail to quit. iii Punish myself for continuing to smoke by nagging myself about it I call it worry . iv Make an offer to myself I will stop the nagging, but only as a reward for quitting smoking. v Fail to quit again. vi Go back to Step i and repeat . It s been an unconscious process up until recently, because I ve been nagging myself for so long that it s become second nature to me. My operative motivation, then, for quitting smoking is to relieve myself from the nagging that I impose upon myself. It s actually designed to work like this: 1. Punish myself for continuing to smoke by nagging myself about it. Make an offer to stop the nagging as a reward for quitting smoking. Quit smoking in order to collect the...

Characterized as a movement disorder, Parkinson s disease often is accompanied by muscle stiffness, a slowing or loss of physical movement, tremor, etc. and the ability to process thoughts. Because each case of Parkinson s disease is unique to the individual it affects, the symptoms may vary from one person to another. There are several treatment options available to patients who suffer from Parkinson s disease, including medication that may help to ease the symptoms, surgical procedures, a customized diet consisting of nutrition and exercise. Clinical research indicates that nutrients may help to treat Parkinson s disease and may even help to slow it s deteriorating effects. Certain types of physical activities, including yoga and dance are believed to be beneficial in helping to maintain mobility and may ease the discomfort associated with muscle stiffness caused by...