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App, breathe, connection, growth - November 6, 2022

Mindfulness is for Men

Studies show that meditation can help solve some of the predominately male "rocks in the backpack" problems like throwing back one too many, heart disease, maladaptive stress management, and frayed relationships.

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App, connection, intentions, mindfulness - November 3, 2022

"I know I should probably do it, but I have no time."

"Mindfulness is medicine," and a database of clinical studies validates that it is, but one area of study is missing - how long do I need to do it for?

Glad We're Connected

Nearly 21 years ago, I was several weeks into my "healing journey" when my medical team came into my hospital room to do rounds. When they left, I said, "They're like my medical peloton helping me get down the road."

How Do You Wish To Be When You Are 85

How do you wish to be at 85?

My hunch is that you wish to be independent and healthy, right? I'm sure you don't want to be in a nursing home. So if independence is your goal, how do you need to be at 85? Or another way of looking at this is, what causes 85-year-olds to lose their independence?

Placing Flowers For All

In 1866, in the wake of our Civil War, the Ladies' Memorial Association in Georgia decided that they would designate a day to throw flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers. However, they didn't want it to be an isolated event, so they asked newspapers to share the idea.

People across the South followed their lead and rested flowers on the confederate graves, but some noticed interspersed union graves left empty, so they started placing flowers on these graves as well.

Their action was a ripple that got published everywhere and led to the creation of Memorial Day in 1868.