Last day of May's Month of Health Awareness!

Maybe, I will take a refreshing walk today.

Maybe I will not eat fast food at lunch for a change.

Maybe I will eat some nice fruits and vegetables today.

Maybe I will stretch every part of my body while breathing deeply,
bathing all the cells of my body with life sustaining oxygen.

Maybe I will not eat directly before bedtime, allowing my body to
cleanse and rebuild as I sleep.

Or maybe I will neglect my health and disregard all forms of self
discipline.

Yours in "Choices for the rest of the year" - Coach

Smell and Dreams?

Yes there is a correlation between the types of dreams we have, and
smell.

Studies were conducted where a rose scent was administered, and it resulted
in dreams that were "tinted" as pleasant, where as a sulfuric scent of
rotten eggs, resulted in dreams that were "colored" negatively.

The understanding was that smells and odors influenced dreams through
emotion, rather than through the direct incorporation of smells.

That is because smell and emotion are in the same part of the brain,
the limbic system and there is a link between this system and the
sleep centers of the brain.

So it may be wise to have some nice smelling items around our bed or bedroom
that will give us the pleasant dreams and sleep we all like to have.

Yours in "Pleasant Dreams" - Coach

Sleep comes and goes...

And with out it, we can get a little short in the fuse.

Knowing that without much sleep, we can get short, cranky and feel like
junk, is the first step.

Understanding what comes after little sleep is the easy part...but a
bad nights sleep doesn't have to turn into a bad day.

Option # 1 - "Spin it and Win it" - Because the next night of
sleep will probably be deep and restful, #2 -You can embrace the
feeling of sand in your bloodshot eyes, as it doesn't happen all that
often, and # 3 - You can feel empowered by thinking you have just run a
marathon.

All in all, life is pretty good, and with much sleep, it's not that
bad.

Yours in "Choice" - Coach

Let's be Grateful...

For what we have, and for whatever comes our way.

There are many who are less fortunate than us, and some work much
harder...for much less.

We have a place to sleep, food to eat, clothes to wear and our choice
to take it from there...and for some, the rest is just a bonus, but it
really is a bonus to all of us.

Luxuries become necessities in short order, so we need to be grateful
for all that we have, and all that comes our way...for most likely, it's more than most.

Yours in "Being Grateful" - Coach