Monthly Archives: October 2016

World Food Day

Yesterday was World Food Day which is celebrated annually.  World Food Day celebrates the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on October 16, 1945 in Quebec, Canada. Each year a different theme is chosen in order to highlight areas needed for action and provide a common focus.  This year’s theme is “Climate is changing. […]
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Do not drive distracted

This week I have been blogging about taking care of yourself and how focusing on those activities that are healthy for you positively impacts those you love.  I had a post prepared for today that I chose to save for a later date.  An article in the WSJ on the traffic fatality surge in the […]
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Need to move outside

The choices we make everyday matter to each of us and others in our life.  Another way I put myself first, is to make sure I get a chance to move outside everyday.  While I was over on Vashon Island to get some work done last week, I mentioned to a special friend that first […]
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Find your “awe”

Last week I took an early morning ferry to Vashon Island  to get some work done.  I was one of the last two cars on the ferry with a great spot right in the middle lane.  This ferry spot is a coveted position because you are in the lane of traffic that exits the ferry […]
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Limiting news exposure

I have blogged before about limiting exposure to graphic terrorism news reports in relationship to health and wellness for children and adults.  Given this political season along with global terrorism and economic uncertainty, news images and messages can create depression and stress regarding issues that are beyond our sphere of influence.  I often choose to […]
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Everything we do matters

This morning I left on foot early to run some errands and get in a “city walk”.  Most mornings I get the news online by reading a couple of different papers, one more liberal and the other more conservative.  I had just started to read the news of the day and after skimming the headlines, […]
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