As of this morning, my body has done 690 pushups (and counting), with next to NO effort or brain power

We get caught up in the "busy-ness" of modern life and we ADD MORE noise/stuff/stress on top of those same things that have us feeling low and unhealthy. STOP building MORE up. START taking things AWAY.

All of these posts and conversations are to get us to SLOW down enough to understand HOW these times make us FEEL and HOW they impact our HEALTH. Stress in all forms IS essential to our lives. It helps us grow, learn and become more resilient. Chronic stress however (in this case chronic "busy-ness") is NOT healthy

Change only feels hard because it's NEW and DIFFERENT from our current "default mode". Practice the change you want, and it will BE your new "default mode".

Once again, we want to find our BALANCE. A little searching and busy-ness, paired with a little action (on ourselves) and slowing down for a bit will have you feeling drastically different in your energy levels and wellbeing.

Your individual existence is a near-miraculous event, occurring against "stupendous odds,"...

SLOWING DOWN and SAYING "NO" is NEVER a bad thing when it's for YOUR HEALTH. We ALL need to practice this FACT more.

It sets my mind on a track to do this as my day unfolds. I know, even when I'm busy or feeling a bit rushed - it's ONE minute.

Slowing down, especially during busy times like the holidays, is a STRENGTH that will feel SO GOOD you can only understand by EXPERIENCING IT FOR YOURSELF.

Beginning to practice one or two of these will help give you TWO things NOW: 1) You WON'T keep practicing putting yourself and your wellbeing off for "later". 2) It will help you more easily reach for SIMPLE and DO-ABLE practices instead of TOO BIG TOO SOON.

We "should" be striving for something. Wait... Isn't "striving for something" another way of saying "making progress"? Isn't "making progress" still moving forward? ... I KNOW it is! And moving forward is creating positive change!

We are in an EPIDEMIC of "BUSY" that is negatively impacting our deep health. Period.

Recently while she was showing me her latest project and answering some of my questions about it, she said: "It (the hobby) keeps my head out of garbage". What an awesome way to put it!!!

Mel Robbin's shared this quote; "You'll never feel ready because ready isn't a feeling - It's a decision." Clients and I have this conversation often when they're waiting until "next week" to "get back to their routine" or waiting until things "calm down" before they're ready to make a change. The "perfect" time to start/do something WILL NOT happen!! You will be MORE ready once you START vs when you're "waiting to be ready". This is common in health and wellness. Here's m

Yesterday, the day after our first snow storm of the season, I was out enjoying the "loud silence" of the woods. I was on what I called a "Reconnaisance Mission". That's the way I framed it in my head. It made it fun! I hadn't slept great the night before (just ok). Between that and the mess outside, I wasn't sure a run would be able to happen. After my morning client sessions I thought, "I'm going to get my boots on and do a 'reconnaisance mission' of sorts, to see if I

A follow up to my original small pushup habit post last month

We HAVE EVERY ABILITY to GET OUT OF OUR OWN WAY, SLOW DOWN and EXPERIENCE LIFE. And it's more NECESSARY with every passing day in North American society. It truly is an EPIDEMIC in my opinion.

Ok, let's get right to this... Disclaimer: You don't "have" to do pushups. You don't "have" to do this number. Read on to see what 'Coach D' is going on about now 😂 The point of sharing this post is to REITERATE the absolute AWESOMENESS of "Tiny Habits" (as BJ Fogg calls them) or using the approach of Strength Coach, Dan John; "Little and often". It's also to share how it can make you FEEL and how it can move you from NOTHING to SOMETHING with little to no energy or thou

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