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Who Are You?

I’m talking this week about 7 important questions. The first one, and possibly the MOST important, is, “who are you?” Identity The obvious answers to the question are about identity. Think about the things that might be on your ID card, Driver’s License, or Passport: your name, where you’re from, when and where you wereContinue reading “Who Are You?”

The 7 Most Important Questions (In My Work)

These may not be the 7 most important questions in the universe, but then again, they may be. It depends on how you look at things. They are certainly the 7 most important questions in my work. It has taken me years to understand that my trade is not to teach a person how toContinue reading “The 7 Most Important Questions (In My Work)”

All Power to All the People

This week, I’ve been talking about 3 big problems that face us as individuals, and hurt our collective well-being: Many people are living meaningless and dishonest lives. Many people are moving minimally and insufficiently. Many people are eating only for emotions and mouth pleasure. In answer to these, I have proposed 3 solutions: Be yourContinue reading “All Power to All the People”

Eat Your Own Personalized Diet

Of the three topics I’m writing about this week, this one might seem less significant than the others; it doesn’t have the same flow or gravity to it as the other statements. But, I would argue that it’s every bit as important and powerful as the others. It’s just something we haven’t heard much inContinue reading “Eat Your Own Personalized Diet”

Live Your Most Vigorous Life

I’m talking this week about 3 things, 3 big solutions to some prevalent problems of modern life: Be your authentic self. Live your most vigorous life. Eat your own personalized diet. Today’s topic, living your most vigorous life, grows out of point one, being your authentic self. Being your authentic self doesn’t mean letting yourselfContinue reading “Live Your Most Vigorous Life”

Be Your Authentic Self

Here’s the problem: Many people are living meaningless and dishonest lives. They don’t know who they are and what they’re about, so they don’t care about themselves and don’t treat themselves with care. They know that there are problems in their life, but they hide from them and lie about them, so they are notContinue reading “Be Your Authentic Self”

3 Big Problems and 3 Big Solutions

We had an awesome, long holiday-weekend and I hope you did too. Friday was a hike up Goat Peak near Mazama (Eastern Washington). Saturday was a 4th of July party in Sudden Valley and chilling on Lake Whatcom. Sunday was taking boats out on Baker Lake. We got to hike, ride bikes, swim, and rowContinue reading “3 Big Problems and 3 Big Solutions”

Every Life Matters

One of my clients suggested this to me yesterday: can we say “every life matters” instead of “all lives matter”? All Lives Matter Here’s the thing with, “all lives matter,” it sounds like an argument against “black lives matter”. It’s a true statement, but it’s also a reactionary statement against the statement, “black lives matter.” Continue reading “Every Life Matters”

Is Protesting a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

I feel like I ought to explain myself. Why am I blogging about the protests? Why has the focus of my health & fitness blog completely shifted in the past few weeks to talk about these high-profile murders, about race in America, and about police reforms? Are protests even something that deserve our attention? WhenContinue reading “Is Protesting a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?”

Do Push-Ups Because Blue Lives Matter

Care about the police and want to help them out? Do push-ups. I’ll tell you all about it. We Need Better Police Can we all agree that we need a better police force in this country? I have been on the receiving end of police brutality, and I have also worked a lot with policeContinue reading “Do Push-Ups Because Blue Lives Matter”