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Based on responses from our Wellness Wednesday readers, it appears that our last three messages on Tornadoes of Negativity hit a familiar cord. One reader shared the following: "This year I have not eaten lunch with teachers that I have eaten lunch with for the past...

Alice recently shared that she was having lunch with three colleagues when, all of a sudden, she experienced a Tornado warning. One of her colleagues started complaining about someone who wasn’t there. She could feel an air of discomfort settle over the gathering as...

We’re taking a few Wellness Wednesdays to focus on negativity showing up in our lives in the form of Social Tornadoes: powerful negative energy that pulls people into unhealthy and damaging communication. We can use language from the weather channel regarding...

Have you noticed that negativity is a major problem in our culture? In the media, political discourse, the workplace, and our social gatherings, negativity has become normal and generally goes unchecked. The normalcy of negativity invites us to join in and contribute...

Our last three Wellness Wednesdays have focused on the importance of being in and out of our Comfort Zone and how the fear of OPOs…Other Peoples’ Opinions…can keep us stuck in our Comfort Zone. A second major roadblock to moving outside of our Comfort Zone is our fear...

Last week we focused on risk taking as the fundamental way to move outside of our Comfort Zone so we can learn and develop our potential. We considered people who inspire us by choosing to move outside of their Comfort Zone. We also thought about things outside of our...

Let’s revisit a topic we covered in our July 22nd Wellness Wednesday on comfort and risk. I’m going to make an assumption about the most important day of your life…your birth day. Let this picture represent you on that most important day. Why are you crying? Because...

We’ve all seen moments like the one depicted in this picture. Whether experienced in person or just by looking at a picture, we smile. Something magical is happening. Human development is taking place. Our Wellness Wednesday messages consistently focus on growth and...

In his classical story The Little Prince by author Antoine De Saint-Exupery, the Little Prince does two things each morning on his planet. First, he waters his rose. He takes care of what is most important to him. Then he digs out the baobabs (bad habits). Although...

In last week’s Wellness Wednesday, we focused on the power of habits and our need to be aware of their impact on the quality of our relationships and experiences. Let’s begin this week’s message with a simple chart: Choice                         Situation...