Dangerous Allergies As a boy growing up, I often sneezed for no reason and sometimes had a problem with my breathing In college, to take advantage of a free screening program, I subjected myself to twenty patch tests It turned out that I was allergic to house dust, phosphates, mold spores, mildew and of all things, my own bacteriaI found out about phosphates the hard way I read somewhere that bat guano made good fertilizer If followed that the 20,000 ...

Achieve Fitness Goals By Being Easy On Yourself (a Story Of A Cheetah) Sometimes we get down on ourselvesMaybe we didn’t perform the way we wanted to at a presentation for work, didn’t do all the studying we could for an exam or review, needed more time and put out a product that was only good—not the bestWhen this happens, most people—myself included!—tend to get a bit down on ourselves We feel like we have failed our expectations and didn’t ...

Just the Facts, Ma'am! Jack Webb’s famous line from the old Dragnet TV show resounds in my head as I sort through my hopes, wishes—and fears—about my goals in life To shift myself from listening to the negative comments of my mind, I imagine his crusty character, Sergeant Friday, barking at me “Just the facts, Sir!” Sgt Friday was so respectful on the surface—and so realistic at the core Realistic because facts are practical and powerful We can use facts ...