I didn’t know what to do…so I took a walk. It was the day before our annual on-air fundraiser. One of my jobs at the radio station is planning and directing the week-long fundraiser. A significant part of our revenue is provided by generous listeners. This allows us to run very few commercials. A few […]
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I don’t look forward to the holidays. But, that may have changed last year. We’re about to enter the a season that lots of people love. It’s full of excitement, fun, and nostalgia. Others dread what’s coming up. For them, it’s full of stress, loneliness, and disappointment. I love Thanksgiving. But, Christmas brings out my
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I could feel the stress melting away. It was the first day of our Fall Fundraiser and it wasn’t going well. My radio station is partly supported by listener donations. We do two fundraisers each year and need both to be successful to remain fully funded. I’m in charge of planning and directing each fundraiser
Your goal should not be 10,000 steps. Most people get their first Fitbit and assume this is what they should aim for. It’s what everybody else gets, so why shouldn’t they? Except, it’s not what everybody gets. The average American actually only walks about 4,000 steps a day. To go from 4,000 to 10,000 is
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I knew it was coming and I still got goosebumps. It happened during an early Saturday morning walk this past summer. If there were no health or fitness benefits would you ever do another squat in your life? How about push-ups? Pull-ups? If the ONLY reason for doing any of those was pure enjoyment, would
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The kitchen faucet needed fixing and I was getting annoyed with my wife. The faucet had one handle that you swiveled to the left for hot water and to the right for cold. Turning the water on required lifting the handle up. When you were finished you pushed the handle down. But, now the handle
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I pulled into the driveway, looked at the front lawn, and said “thank you”. To myself. Autumn is a wonderful season and it totally rocks here in Maryland. The leaves will take your breath away as they slowly start to change colors and eventually peak. It’s almost too much to take in. The air has
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I went to the grocery store last week. I’ve been doing the family food shopping and dinner making for a few years now. Ava took care of all that while the kids were young. I wondered if she was ready for a break so I asked and she said yes. She enjoys the freedom of
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I see Bob and Larry every time I’m in the grocery store. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to shake this. When our kids were younger we did what so many parents have done for decades. We plopped them in front of the TV when we needed a break. We didn’t do this as
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“My goal is to get LESS than 200 steps every day,” a friend told me recently. Another friend said he “doesn’t believe in this stuff,” referring to having a daily step goal. And, about a week ago I was at the airport taking notice of how many people were wearing a Fitbit. I was surprised
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