On a personal note, I dodged a major bullet recently. Not In the sense of a person but in selling myself short. And not being in touch with reality. And that is sooooo soooo important. Expectations, hope, and potential poison our realities and leave us lingering in places we don’t belong. So a little back story, basically I was dealing with someone I had gotten to know thoroughly and genuinely created a bond. Timing never seemed to work for us but there was finally an opportunity to explore the “possibilities” (I put that in quotes to remind you, in this post we are focusing on what’s real, possibilities are not.) The momentum started off right but I began to notice certain shifts that made me uncomfortable. The whole natural vibe seemed to be replaced with something more controlled. I thrive off of clarity, I like to know someone can communicate with me and I like to think I can understand almost anything, as long as it is communicated effectively. So if something was changing, I wanted to know straight up.
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Follow Kasey Render as he tries to build Family Dreams Fitness into a global health and wellness company and brand. This is the first episode of the self produced series When Dreams Becomes A Reality. It tracks the growth of FDF from the beginning until now. On this episode, Kasey makes his move from Orlando to Miami to establish the business in a bigger market. When I gave birth to my first-born, I listened to CDs of classical music in the hospital. I figured that music would help calm me and distract me from the pain. You might use music to distract yourself from painful or stressful situations, too. Or perhaps you’ve listened to music while studying or working out, hoping to up your performance. Though you may sense that music helps you feel better somehow, only recently has science begun to figure out why that is. Neuroscientists have discovered that listening to music heightens positive emotion through the reward centers of our brain, stimulating hits of dopamine that can make us feel good or even elated. Listening to music also lights up other areas of the brain — in fact, almost no brain center is left untouched — suggesting more widespread effects and potential uses for music. It is safe to say that most of us know how detrimental a lack of sleep can be to our bodies. That’s why it is crucial that we do everything we can to ensure that we get enough sleep. However, this is easier said than done. A combination of little exercise, a bad diet and staring at brightly lit screens all day wreaks havoc on our biological clocks. To help you get back on good terms with Mr. Sandman, we’re going to share a few useful tips. 1. Don’t Hit the Snooze Button This first tip might seem obvious, but how many of us never use the snooze button? That’s what I thought. Even if you only have enough time for a few hours of rest, snoozing can be counterproductive. Why? Because sleeping for an extra 5 or 10 minutes messes with your body’s routine and sleep cycles. At the moment, it looks like we’re losing the fight against inactivity and obesity in our young people. We are raising the most sedentary and unhealthy generation in American history: Its members may have the dubious distinction of being the first generation not to outlive their parents. Meaningful, high-quality health and physical education is one of the best strategies we have to reverse this trend. And, not only does good HPE increase the chances that our young people will live healthier, more productive lifespans, it pays off in the classroom, as well. Let’s look at some of the reasons we’re in our current physical condition, and how and why we can start changing attitudes, in both the younger and older populations, about healthy living and exercise. Clearly, we have a problem with childhood obesity in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the past three decades the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children (ages 2-5) and adolescents (ages 12-19), and it has more than tripled for children ages 6-11. Our young people are spending way too many hours in front of computer and television screens and way too few hours engaged in heart-pumping physical activity. I call electronic devices such as the Wii, Xbox, PlayStation, etc., the “toys of obesity.” Further complicating matters are programs such as No Child Left Behind and our current statewide budget problems, which often lead policymakers to consider cutting certain programs not seen as “essential,” including the arts and HPE. I fall victim to this too, but why when we see someone on T.V. we automatically assume they were "given" that position or they didn't "really" work for it? I guess it comes with the territory of being on television. Everyone thinks they know exactly who you are and just how you got to that position after a quick Google search. But, WESH 2 News anchor Michelle Imperato, might open your eyes to how difficult it is to reach the pinnacle when it comes to being on air talent. She may reap a lot of benefits now, but that's after YEARS of hard work, dedication, and fully immersing herself into her profession. Not mention she still gets the occasional creep here and there! Send me questions or comments on Twitter @Younicooo or Instagram @younico. If you prefer email, send it to nicolasommati@hotmail.com. Also, please subscribe on iTunes if you haven’t already. As a psychiatrist, patience is an invaluable skill that I teach all my psychotherapy clients. In my new book I emphasize the importance of patience as a coping skill and how to achieve it. Frustration is not the key to any door. Patience is a lifelong spiritual practice as well as a way to find emotional freedom. We need a new bumper sticker: FRUSTRATION HAPPENS. Every morning, noon, and night there are plenty of good reasons to be impatient. Another long line. Telemarketers. A goal isn’t materializing “fast enough.” People don’t do what they’re supposed to. Rejection. Disappointment. How to deal with it all? You can drive yourself crazy, behave irritably, feel victimized, or try to force an outcome--all self-defeating reactions that alienate others and bring out the worst in them. Or, you can learn to transform frustration with patience. Patience doesn’t mean passivity or resignation, but power. It’s an emotionally freeing practice of waiting, watching, and knowing when to act. I want to give patience a twenty-first-century makeover so you’ll appreciate its worth. Patience has gotten a bad rap for the wrong reasons. To many people, when you say, “Have patience,” it feels unreasonable and inhibiting, an unfair stalling of aspirations, some Victorian hang-up or hangover. Is this what you’re thinking? Well, reconsider. I’m presenting patience as a form of compassion, a re-attuning to intuition, a way to emotionally redeem your center in a world filled with frustration. |
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