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Massachusetts Menthol Smokers!
Hey! For any Massachusetts menthol smokers, here’s your chance to get $50 and up to 8 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy. Quitting smoking just became an even better deal!
Illness vs Wellness
As soon as “I” join another and become a “We” Illness becomes Wellness! It’s really true – sometimes the difference between illness and wellness is just connecting with another “I.” Sometimes a whole room full of I’s can become a tremendously powerful We! There is something not quite mathematical about the power or joining with …
Look or See?
Sometimes I look and do not see. Often it’s because I’m hurrying or have my eyes in one place while my mind is elsewhere. I can look at something without really being there. And that’s when I miss out on some of the real beauty in this world. So, maybe this post is about slowing …
Addiction: Blame vs. Responsibility
For over twenty years I have served brave addicted folks with the courage to fight to take back their freedom. Initially I helped smokers trying to quit and I later learned how some of the practices and processes that helped people get “smober” applied equally well to other addictions. I’ve tried to always approach each …
Dandelions
I spoke with a fellow recently and he told me a story that I found to be helpful. I decided to share it here. He said that there’s a person who calls him on the phone and they both go outdoors and take a walk “together.” In actuality they don’t even live in the same …
Tiny Habits
You’ve probably either read or heard me talk about the power of BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits approach to behavior change. I’m a big fan and more importantly a convinced believer. Tiny habits make a deceptively big impact when it comes to behavior change. BJ Fogg has researched extensively and developed a method that helps people …
You Season
Flu season arrives every year, evidenced by people wearing paper masks over their mouths and noses. The signs go up and people get flu shots. Nearly every year, there’s an a surge in flu cases right after Thanksgiving, attributed to the fact that people travel from different places and see different faces! It is well …
Congratulations!
Today I am incredibly proud of a brave friend, Nancy, who quit smoking tobacco 1000 days ago! That’s an impressive milestone, especially since tobacco is considered a more clinically complex addiction than any other! Nancy has defeated her “5-Headed Dragon!” Remembering her brave fight and celebrating her victory reminds me that one person’s achievement can …
Never Fail
Never Fail It is said that Thomas Edison said – “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” I love that quote and the determination it demonstrates. But to be honest, if the universe decided that I was supposed to invent the electric light bulb, we might be sitting here, reading …
Plan to Play!
Plan to Play! Do we stop playing when we grow old or do we grow old when we stop playing? You’ve probably heard the question before, and maybe even smirked while thinking about it. But if you know that you need some more ‘play’ in your life, what are you doing about it? What are …
Opportunities and Sunsets
Opportunities and Sunsets Opportunities are like sunsets – if you wait too long, they’re gone. And even while the sun WILL set tomorrow, it will be a different sunset. Similarly, the opportunity that tomorrow MIGHT hold, will not be the opportunity that today holds. Seize it. Do it now. What are we waiting for? We …
Snow and Slow
Snow and Slow “Snow is like kindness – it beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran Let us take a cue from nature today and slow things down a bit. Isn’t that what nature seems to say when snowstorms come? And to take a cue from Gibran, let us look for opportunities to show kindness …
You’re Right!
You’re Right! Henry Ford is said to have said, “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.” The fact that such a successful person said it AND my personal experience both lead me to believe that statement is true. It implies or perhaps states outright that what we ‘think’ either …
Today Holds Gifts
Today Holds Gifts Today holds gifts for those with hearts to see. Capture one of the beautiful moments in this gift of a day. Allow that beautiful moment to sink into your head and your heart. Savor it, relish it, feel it, smell it breathe it in, hold that moment… Recall it with gratitude throughout …