#momsrunning: Making Fitness Matter and Getting Active for a Cause by Stephanie of @RunningHighFive

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We all know that leading an active lifestyle has many benefits. You don’t have to be training for an IronMan® Triathlon to find that fitness will improve your quality of life, lighten your mood and strengthen both your mind and body. I’m always inspired by people working to “reclaim” their health and fitness. It’s such [...]

Poetry Time: “Stormy Ocean” by John Taylor @TheDaddyYoDude

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        “Stormy Ocean”             The waves crashed against the rocks with all of their fury. They screamed out as they broke upon the jagged edges. The cries were defeaning upon my ears, As I sat in the sand along the shore. With power, the water moved the [...]

Get Healthy: 30-Day Kettlebell Workout Challenge – Join Me?

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KETTLEBELL WORKOUT CHALLENGE: I purchased an awesome set of kettleballs to start my daily kettlebell workouts this week. I have been on this health and fitness reclamation and did awesome 4th quarter of 2011 with eating healthy and running.   Then 1st quarter of 2012, I added working out at the gym doing various exercise [...]

Me Time: I LOVE ME! I Love Me Enough to Make my Health and Fitness a Priority in my Life!

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  EMOTIONAL EATING: As you know I am on a health and fitness journey reclaiming me, myself, and matching my outside to my inside. So many people ask me how I am doing it and I respond with #1 lots of hard work and dedication! This journey is 1/3 emotional, 1/3 physical, 1/3 nutritional. I [...]

#momrunning: Just a Runner? Ever Thought About Doing a Triathlon? by Stephanie of @RunningHighFive

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Like many runners who run for many years, I had become bored of logging mile after mile and entering race upon race. I was looking for something more. Trouble was I had no idea what “more” meant. I knew I needed to spice up the run or find something else entirely. Thankfully, I found it. [...]

Parents: Do You Make Small, Medium, and Big Deposits to Your Kid’s Love Banks Daily?

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Love this from the @TodaysMama Peeps = “Sometimes kids just need to hear how awesome they are . . . so we made a certificate for it. The best part about this printable certificate is that you can customize it before you hit print.” We tell our children that we love them and many of [...]

February: Black History Month, Lionel Trains, and President’s Day

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We all know February is a big month for American history buffs since it commemorates both African American history as well as the lives of two of the most important Presidents of the U.S. But how do we, as parents and teachers, bring that history to life for the children in our lives? Black History [...]

Me Time: Love and Acceptance. Do not judge others as you do not live their lives.

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I have friends in many walks of life and in many different circumstances of life. I have friends that are similar and dissimilar to me. I am so blessed and I love them all and they are special to me in different ways. This week two of my friends asked me why I do not [...]

Me Time: Every Encounter in Life – Do You Choose Negative, Neutral, or Positive?

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Basic Encounters in Life: Do you choose Negative, Neutral, or Positive? I drove my 13 year old teenage son to my sister’s place last night, over two hours away. He is going on a two-week vacation with her family (whoo hoo!). It was just the two of us in the car for several hours. As [...]

Valentine’s Day: I Celebrate this Day of Love with Quotations that have moved me.

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We are meant to be on this earth to love and be loved. Sometimes this can be scary and painful. Sometimes we do not think we are worthy or deserve love. We are all worthy! We all deserve love! Yes, it can be hard and it can be scary. Yes, we have all felt pain. [...]