I remember vividly when my mom stopped smoking. While I was in college, she and my sister came to visit me with my beautiful new niece Dawn and my mom had stopped smoking! I also know from my conversations with her that she mentioned numerous times that “quitting smoking was the hardest thing she has […]
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My sons were both under two years old and never got to know my dad due to his smoking habit. They were middle school age when my father-in-law passed away so they have memories of him, but most of those memories are of him being out of breath and unable to walk, along with his […]
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My mom smoked for 25 years and decided to quit smoking with the birth of her first grandchild. She also hoped that if she stopped smoking, it would support and encourage my dad to quit smoking. Sadly, he died of lung cancer due to his three pack-a-day habit at the age of 66. My father-in-law […]
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Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduces the health of smokers in general. “Smoking is hazardous to your health-just quit.” CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Smoking Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer. Smoking is estimated to increase the risk— For […]
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Smoking is a serious danger to your health and others you love! I decided to devote an entire week of my wellness and health blogging to the hazards of smoking and the importance of quitting. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Smoking The 2014 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health marked the 50th anniversary […]
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It is very interesting that some need to make a career change because they have never really enjoyed what they have been doing. This was not the case for me. I loved what I was doing! I saw what a difference I was making in the lives of families so much so, that I accepted […]
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I am sure you have heard this mantra again and again, but it is one of the most important steps you can take to connect/reconnect with yourself. Search “Simplify your life”, on the web and choose the list that speaks to you. Personally, I like to keep this list to a minimum, so one of […]
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When we spend too much time doing things we have to do (or think we have to do) and too little time doing what we love, we lose the balance in our life. “Do what you love everyday”. Make a list of what you love to do. Look carefully at that list and divide it […]
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I believe my personality traits have been one of the factors that have assisted me in working through stressful periods in my life without needing to stop and dig down deep within myself in order to move through a crisis. However, attempting to deal with multiple challenges a few years ago felt different and I […]
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I believe I have had less hardship/tragedy in my life than many. I can also identify life stages/times that were much more difficult than others. Life events such as the passing of loved ones, moves, a job loss or even situations that seem less stressful, such as living in a house with adolescents, can create […]
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