I’ve been reading a fabulous book called The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. One thing that I read that’s very interesting is the idea of Spontaneous Trait Transference. Here’s what she says.:
In “spontaneous trait transference,” people spontaneously and unintentionally associate what you say about the qualities of other people with the qualities of you yourself. [...]

This information from a copy of a magazine article that my boyfriend gave me. He picked it up in the hosptial he works at. I think it’s from Natural Health magazine (possibly the February issue) but I’m not positive. Here’s what it says.:
1. Let the Sun Shine- Not only does vitamin D fight colds and even [...]

I think all of you have begun to realize that I’m getting ready for the summer. That’s the reason for all of the weight loss tips lately. I just read something in the April 2010 issue of one of my favorite magazines, Natural Health. Here are the 5 supplements they recommend.
Ginger: Ginger stimulates metabolism by [...]

This list of Pain to Power Vocabulary is extremely empowering. It comes from Susan Jeffer’s book, Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway.
Pain                                                              Power
I can’t————————————I [...]

Here are 7 ways to reclaim your power according to Susan Jeffers in her classic book, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. :
1. Avoid casting blame on an external force for your bad feelings about life. Nothing outside yourself can control your thinking or your actions.
2. Avoid blaming yourself for not being in control. [...]

People seem to be afraid to make life changes because of fear. Basically, we imagine some sort of scenario and then we run with it. In order to avoid the potential terrible thing that might possibly happen, we simply do nothing.  Instead of taking a risk, we do nothing and stay either miserable, bored, or [...]

I am currently reading a book by Deepak Chopra called Life After Death: The Burden of Proof. In this book he has a list of The Powers You Need to successfully navigate “the other side”. The reason I’m sharing his list with all of you is that I think this is a list that [...]

“Eat Only Foods That Will Eventually Rot”. This is another rule from Michael Pollan’s book Food Rules. The more processed the food is, the longer the shelf life, and the less nutritious a food typically is. Real food is alive and will eventually die. (There are exceptions to this rule. Honey will last for centuries.)

Michael Pollan is the author of two of my favorite books about food and eating (In Defense of Food and Omnivore’s Dilemma). A few days ago, I picked up a book another Michael Pollan book that camee out in 2009 called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. This book is fantastic because it’s simple. At top [...]

Happiness has become one of my favorite topics. I’ve become obsessed with the topic ever since I found out how much of our own happiness is within our control. Here are the stats.
10% life circumstance
40% Controllable
50% Genetics
This is such great news. This means that only 10% of your happiness is affected by things that are [...]