“What is it that has inspired you to begin this journey of authentic wellness? What is your why? Is it poor health? What about low self esteem, self worth, value? Is it a dream that has been surrendered? Have you lost yourself in a world of demands and expectations? Ask yourself, why you want to…
Category Archives: Authenticity
Litter. Does it Affect Your Wellness?
I recently joined Adriaan on a short road trip. He needed to visit a few businesses in the rural communities of the Western Cape and the drive occupies far more time than the meetings themselves so he wanted the company. It is a beautiful drive, one filled with diversity, grandeur and wonder, and I…
3 Post Weight-loss Strategies to Stay Lean for Life
Diets. We abide them in the name of weight-loss. But frankly, I don’t like the word. It suggests deprivation and failure. It implies suffering and difficulty. Most of all, diets plain and simple are not healthy. So what is the answer to weigh-loss and wellness? Nutrition. We’ve discussed it numerous times. Whole, living, authentic foods,…
Overcoming Chemo Related Congestive Heart Failure
I’ve told my story of cancer numerous times. A defining season in my life, cancer and my journey to overcoming the fatal disease has led me in large part to where I am today. It inspired a spirit of overcoming. It took me down a road of forgiveness. It showed me the strength of…
I Fell Asleep On a Cloud and Woke Up in the Dirt
Years ago, a friend, Gary Smalley, then successful but now famous author, taught me about word pictures as an effective means of communicating an idea. Over the years, I applied that skill in presentations of every sort from landscape and interior design and even non-profit youth programs. Today, I use it to convey a message…
I Fell Asleep On a Cloud but Woke Up In The Dirt
Years ago, a friend, Gary Smalley, then successful but now famous author, taught me about word pictures as an effective means of communicating an idea. Over the years, I applied that skill in presentations of every sort from landscape and interior design and even non-profit youth programs. Today, I use it to convey a message…
How the Element of Color Affects your Wellness
Earlier this week I explored the concept of environment as an element of our wellness. I proposed that home design and landscape were both environmental factors in our lives that we could affect, develop and create for a lifestyle of authentic wellness. And the more I have thought about it, the more my conviction…
Walking Down Memory Lane Without Regrets
I seem to be travelling down memory lane a lot these days. Even my dreams are of authentic events and relationships of the past. It might be thought that I’m remorseful, subconsciously regretting what has gone before, maybe needing to reconcile some things in my life. But, as I have allowed myself to traverse this…
It is the Truth: Every Life has a Purpose
Ever wonder why you were born? Do you doubt that you have an appointed mission in life? I believe every man, woman and child has a divine purpose, something given to them alone to accomplish in the world through the journey of their lives. Sadly, far too many people live their lives without ever fulfilling…
A 13 Year Olds Journey to Wellness
This beautiful, loving and extraordinary 13 year old writes a wonderful story of her new journey to wellness, sharing her inspiration, her motivation and her heart. You are sure to be inspired! “So I have just completed my first week of P90X! I am really happy because I am feeling like I am finally accomplishing…
