Ellen

Sometimes as we go through live, we feel that there s a sign on our backs that says I don t mind if you kick me and it seems that everybody has. When we get to this state, usually what we do is beat ourselves. My question to you is, why. What should we do in the situation. We can just simply quit, and never achieve our goals and dreams. Become the losers of society, if you don t make a change, your life will be like these forever. Is that what you re really want. We need to be responsible for our actions, we need to keep going, we need to face the fire, we will make it through, all we need to do is keep on keeping on. Many people does not succeed because they keep blaming others for their failures, they don t know how to take action. It is always easier to point fingers, and talk bad about other people, but in reality we need to check ourselves first. How do we do...

I just need to lose twenty pounds, so I look good for my high school reunion. Everyone has been there, trying to lose weight for some event. The first thing most people do is get a membership at a fitness club, so they can exercise. The first week you go everyday after work, but then you decide you are going to reward yourself by skipping a day, because you have been doing so well. So the next week you go four out of the seven possible workout days. The third week you have started to gain some weight back, so you give up and decide that you just will not go to your high school reunion this year. Surely you will be able to lose twenty pounds in the five years before your next high school reunion. How does this happen. You started out doing so well, and then everything came unraveled before your eyes. The answer to this question is lack of self-discipline...

Since the beginning of my blog, I have tried to let my readers into my private life a little at a time, without giving too much away I really don t want psychos showing up at my door . For instance, through the blog, you have learned, among other things, that I am a recovering drug addict, that I was homeless less than 10 years ago, that my wife is expecting, and that I live near an extremely small town in Utah population is less than 400 . All of that aside, the one question that I get from most is: how can you live your life without a TV. This question gets funnier every time I hear it. Watching TV is an alternative to living. It s not possible to spend an hour actually playing with the kids when you are spending that hour watching someone play with kids on TV. It s not possible to spend a week cruising the Caribbean when you are busy watching the Love Boat or...

Consuming sugar temporarily elevates the levels of certain neurotransmitters in our bodies. Do you know what neurotransmitters are. They are feel-good chemicals. Two of the major feel-good chemicals released by eating sugar are: 1. Dopamine, which releases chemicals including endorphins that give us a feeling of pleasure 2. Serotonin, which produces a feeling of well being. We also tend to eat sugary treats for a quick rush of energy to get us through the day. Of course we also enjoy the sweet taste of sugar. Eating sweet treats like a candy bar or a cookie unconsciously brings back simpler more enjoyable days of our childhood. Grabbing a sugary treat is a common stress response for many adults. It s a behavior we have been practicing since we were children. When we had a rough day at school, mom would fix it with a plate of homemade cookies and a glass of milk. Now...