By Susan | November 4, 2010
ABC News reported that “a study of 660 adults aged 50 and older from an Ohio community, published in the August issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, found that people who had positive attitudes about aging lived more than seven years longer than those with negative attitudes. What’s more, the effect of [...]
By Susan | September 22, 2010
It’s officially autumn! Not a moment too soon after a long hot summer. Let’s Fall…
Fall In Love. Happy people live longer. If you don’t have anyone to fall in love with, at least Fall In Like…A Lot. And you won’t be accused of bigamy!
Fall Down Laughing. Go to a comedy club, sign up for a [...]
No doubt about it. Pitta, dosha, derived from Fire element is raging this summer. Pitta season is characterized by the warmest temperatures of the year - coinciding with Summer.
How Pitta dominant your individual nature is (see our webpage, “What is Ayurveda,” http://www.ayubwc.com/ayurveda.html if you are still not sure) and also how you cope with the [...]
Anyone who has watched a young child and/or has been blessed with an animal companion can attest to just how many details the average adult human completely overlooks. A dog finds absolute joy in exploring their backyard on a sunny day, even if that same backyard has remained unchanged for the duration of their short [...]
Everyone knows that yoga improves flexibility, strength and mental focus, but did you know that the practice is also one of the best treatments for that common ailment, JUSTONEMOREITIS? You know when you are driving home from Super Target and a new bag of chocolate covered pretzels magically appears in the front seat, opened, with [...]
For the record, my former teammates will recognize this title; it was my mantra during the death throes of a corporate-wide layoff. When they found out I planned to start my own business they snickered that the prophesy was true….I really WAS going to work for an idiot!!
Unfortunately, many of us can relate to a [...]
Also posted in Stress Management |
Just about every one of us can vouch for the fact that your surroundings can affect your mood. Many people spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars enlisting the help of an interior designer. With a little bit of insight into the human mind, most can achieve an uplifting effect in their own home without [...]
By Susan | April 22, 2010
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” ~Native American Proverb.
Happy Earth Day!!
We were delighted to host local realtor Louise Griffin last evening for an informative talk about “Living Green”. She came with tons of helpful information that I wanted to share with those that couldn’t join [...]
By Susan | March 31, 2010
It seems like more and more people are mad these days. Not just irritated or annoyed, but vein-popping, spittle-producing, all-out enraged. A City of Raleigh road crew guy screamed at me yesterday when I pulled out as he was directing traffic (I honestly didn’t know what the heck his arm waving was all about until [...]
By Susan | March 19, 2010
I’ll admit, green is not my favorite color. So when I got the newsletter from dear friends
Leigh and Meredith, the talented owners of Moonlight Design (www.moonlightdsgn.com)
here in Raleigh, and saw that March’s color was green, I started to skip over it.
But then my eye was caught by the statement that people who [...]
