A cheat day sounds good, doesn’t it. Free to do what you want to do, but this one is about food. Freedom to eat anything? What makes it different than any other day? I’m so glad you asked: first you need something to cheat on.
BLAMING SOMEONE ELSE WHEN IT’S YOUR FAULT: WEIGHT GAIN
October 2, 2024 by
Blaming someone the right way takes special care. It takes practice. Conversely, accepting blame also takes practice. One is easier than the other. Take the top pic for example.
NEW IDEA GETS OLD TOO SOON?
August 19, 2024 by
Remember that new idea that was going to change everything? It was so obvious, so perfect. What happened? You forgot about it, didn’t write it down. Or one of your trusted sources said, “Your new idea will never work.”
CUTTING WEIGHT FOR BETTER OR WORSE
August 8, 2024 by
Cutting weight is a fact of life in a sport like wrestling. A woman missed her weight in the Paris Olympics. She is the latest in a long line of surprises at the weigh in. The big surprise for me is that she didn’t forfeit the finals match and get the silver medal.
LAST CALL? NOT FOR YOU
February 1, 2024 by
Last call for alcohol? Nope, not that one. If you don’t hear from yourself on a regular basis, check in. If it’s busy, make a recall.
ANXIETY TODAY: WHAT IF . . . ?
January 22, 2024 by
Anxiety today is nothing new, but plenty of new people experience it. First it’s one thing, then another, until it’s everything all the time. And it never slows down, never stops. Then what?
ARNOLD RULES FROM TWITTER: YOU SHOULD . . .
December 19, 2023 by
The Arnold Rules are an encouraging list of what to do for a better life. If a better life sounds like something you’d like to try, something you’d like to model by example, Arnold is here to help. Could Arnold be a better man, a better person? He’s trying. Maybe you could try, too? In […]
MAJOR COMPLAINT OR GENERAL COMPLAINT
July 5, 2023 by
Major complaint: the specific reason for being here, or there, or anywhere. But why complain? If you want to be smarter, thinner, richer, happier, what’s stopping you? First, you need a plan.
ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM KIDS
February 16, 2023 by
Answering questions starts early for parents. Before they can talk, baby asks questions. They are the same questions informed parents ask, beginning with: Are we ready?
CALM SURRENDER LIFESTYLE, AND DOG TRAINING
January 25, 2023 by
The first I’d heard of ‘calm surrender’ came from a chemo clinic nurse. I asked her what someone like me was supposed to do during cancer treatment. She said surrender calmly. I told her Gillaspie isn’t a French name. Nurse Michel was not amused, but she was right.
