Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
Albert Schweitzer

Who, in your life, has helped you to shine?  Remembering people, past and present, who have helped you move forward is a HEALTHY thing to do.  Indulge in a few minutes of gratitude today. 

Everybody is a genius.
But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,
it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

~ Albert Einstein

Remember back in the 90′s when those little spiral quotation books were all the rage? We had one on our kitchen table, and we used it with our children every day (they were young; we were trying to cover all our bases in the great experiment that is parenting). Our quotation book was called “3 Words a Day” and there were some 3-word sayings that stuck with all of us. Our favorite was:

There are fancier ways to say it, but we like that this one doesn’t mess around (and what an easy reminder to use with kids – no judgment, no blaming, no shaming – just a reminder of the truth). How you choose to look at the world and what you choose to project will make or break your experience of everything you do and everything you are.

Marilu says “Work the coat” – project your best in everything you do and go for it.

Even when you’re facing a bad day or a difficult person or a big challenge, your positive attitude and willingness to put your best effort and best face out there makes a huge difference. Go for it.

There is so much love in us all,
but often we are too shy to express our love,
and keep it bottled up inside us.

We must learn to love,
to love until it hurts,
and we will know how to accept love.

~ Mother Teresa

Ask yourself one question.

‘Am I the best version of myself?’

~ Marilu Henner

What can you do to become the best version of yourself? The question can get overwhelming, but don’t let it. Don’t make a whole list of things you want to change – that can be depressing and counterproductive. Instead, focus on just one thing – the first thing that comes to your mind. That’s enough.

Remember, it’s all about progress, not perfection. Just do a little better today than you did yesterday. You’re building a better YOU, step by step, day by day – and it works. That’s how you build a legacy.

Photo by Kelsey Berens

There are two ways to live:

You can live as if nothing is a miracle;
You can live as if everything is a miracle.

~ Albert Einstein

Sugar has been blamed for conditions such as hyperactivity, diabetes, hypoglycemia, bad moods, yeast infections, obesity, and tooth decay. Sugar depletes your body of all the B vitamins. It leaches calcium from your hair, blood, bones, and teeth. It interferes with the absorption of calcium, protein, and other minerals in your body and retards the growth of valuable intestinal bacteria.

~ Marilu Henner, Healthy Life Kitchen

Photo by Robert Michie

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

~ Marianne Williamson

Photo by Alfred Borchard

We’d never know how high we are, till we are called to rise;
and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky.

~ Emily Dickenson

You’re never too old to get healthy and to feel better than you do right now.

~ Marilu Henner

Life is a continuous process improvement program. Every day is an opportunity to feel better and be healthier than you were yesterday. Never give up on that daily opportunity – no matter how old (or young) you are, no matter what health challenges you’re facing. Choose to do better today than you did yesterday.