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April 10, 2019 Confluence

Fuel Up for a Busy Day

Reading Time: 4 minutes While some may say being busy is good, it’s not always good for a healthy lifestyle. With less time to prep, the thought of planning nutritious meals and snacks may feel overwhelming, but with simple changes, you can power through your hectic schedule.

This full menu of quick and easy recipes is part of the Atkins low-carb lifestyle, a long-term, healthy eating approach focused on high-fiber carbohydrates, optimal protein and healthy fats. The plan also aims to reduce levels of refined carbohydrates, added sugars and the “hidden sugar effect” – when carbohydrates convert to sugar when digested. You don’t see the sugar, but your body does.

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March 14, 2018 Confluence

The Beauty of Boredom

Reading Time: 4 minutes It takes a lot of energy to push against inertia. There’s enough spoons. Give a reference for that to get your locomotive moving. A locomotive, a big steam locomotive can be held in place, despite all its power by one small block of wood placed on the track. Once it gets moving, that block of wood would be smashed to smithereens.

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March 8, 2018 Confluence

The Life Transforming Magic Of The Perfect Day Exercise

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’ve ever worked with a coach or read a self-help book, you’ve probably heard of the perfect day exercise. You know, you’re supposed to write a description of what a perfect day would be. It is intended to give you clarity about what you want and inspire you to make appropriate changes to get there.

The first time I did it, in coach training, I felt like the purpose of the exercise was to remind me how much my life sucked and how far I was from having anything I wanted.