Train for Life

Category: Inspiration

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Baked Mac and Cheese A warm comfort meal with a healthy twist! Ingredients 12 ounces whole Wheat Elbow Macaroni (*may be substituted for chickpea pasta) 4 cups Baby Spinach 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil ½ onion (minced) ¼ cup Flour of choice  2 cups Milk of choice 1 cup Vegetable Broth…

  • Motivation Monday

    When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you. — Susan Sarandon  * Knowing what must be done does away with fear. — Rosa Parks * To acquire knowledge, one must study. But to acquire wisdom, one must observe. — Marilyn vos Savant ** Self-Love Action…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Curried Pumpkin Lentil Soup Ingredients 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Sweet Onion (chopped) 2 Cloves Garlic (minced) 1 tablespoon Ginger (freshly grated) 1 15-ounce can pumpkin Puree 1 cup Dried Red Lentils 6 cups Broth 1 ½ teaspoons Curry Powder 1 ½ teaspoons Garam Masala Black Pepper and…

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  • Motivation Monday

    Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! — Anne Frank

  • Thankful Thursday

    Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. – Oprah Winfrey

  • Motivation Monday

    Self-Love Action Tip Sometimes it is easiest to feel big gratitude for the smaller things in life. Today I will find something small to be really, really grateful for, such as: the pretty soap I love to shower with, the savory almond butter on a banana for a snack, or the porch where I sit on the weekends and savor my morning coffee. What really small activity will…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Quinoa Tabbouleh Ingredients 1 cup Quinoa (cooked) 1 cup Parsley (finely chopped) ½ cup Arugula (finely chopped) 1 Red Onion (minced) 1 Roma Tomato (chopped) 1 Lemon (juiced and zested) 1 tablespoon Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Salt and Pepper, to taste Directions Toss all ingredients together and taste. Add salt and…

  • Motivation Monday

    Aim for the high mark and you will hit it. No, not the first time, not the second time and maybe not the third time. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally you’ll hit the bull’s-eye of success. – Annie Oakley Self-Love Action Tip  Even on…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Roasted Salmon with Mango-Avocado Salsa Ingredients Salmon 1 whole Salmon Fillet (about 2 pounds with skin removed) 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar (*optional) Kosher Salt and Ground Black Pepper, to taste Salsa 1 ripe Mango (peeled, seeded, and diced) 2 Green Onions (finely sliced) 1/4…