“How did you sleep last night?” “Not very well.” “Really?  Why not?” “I was thinking too much.” “What were you thinking about?” “I don’t know, my mind was racing and I could not get it to settle down.” Ω When we finish our day, we need to allow for ourselves to “let down.”  When we […]

The tree blowing in the wind made a scratching noise as it bumped the side of the house and the bedroom window. “Honey, I can’t sleep.  I hear a noise.” “That’s just the wind blowing the tree,” replied the husband.  “It’s nothing.” “Well, do you think tomorrow you can trim those branches?  It’s keeping me […]

Sometimes there are days or parts of your day when you might feel a little sluggish.  Your eyes are heavy, and you feel like you could just crawl up in bed and sleep – for days.  However, most of the time you are not in a position to take a long nap.  It is for […]

The man rode his bicycle slowly up the hill.  He was pedaling ever so slowly, but steadily.  He shifted into his lowest gear to make the pedaling a little easier, while lessening the progress he made with each cycle.  The sweat dripped over his eye brows as he kept his head looking straight in front […]

“No one can do it for you.  Come on, do another.” “I don’t know if I can.” “Oh, yes, you have several more in you.” The middle-aged lady did three more sit ups and laid back on the mat to rest. “Good job,”  the trainer replied as he released her feet.  “I told you, you […]