Train for Life

Category: Positive Thinking

  • Monday Motivation

    We are past the 6-week mark, the time when New Year resolutions often fade and we slowly drift back to our old habits. Fitness can feel like you need to perform fast sprint to the finish line, achieving immediate gratification. Do the following questions sound familiar? How many pounds can I lose? Can my lunch…

  • TED Talk Tuesday

    Today is Valentine’s Day. Single or not, hate this day or love this day, Valentine’s Day is much more than red roses, chocolate candies, and expensive dinners. It is a day to love yourself before anyone else: husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, mother, father, daughter, son, and even your pet cat or dog! If you do not treat yourself well, taking care of…

  • Happy New Year!

    Learn from 2016’s lessons… Embrace 2017 with an open-mind and positive thoughts! Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Move beyond your past mistakes, failures, and regrets. Do not fret about the future. Take one step at a time. Focus on the present.

  • Merry Christmas!

    ‘Tis the season to be positive, pleased, and peaceful! How will you stop negative thoughts? How will you show appreciation? How will you simply relax? Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. — Maya Angelou Have an attitude of gratitude. –– Thomas S. Monson Relax to achieve the max. — Chungliang Al Huang

  • Thankful Thursday

    Do you want to end 2016 feeling grateful and appreciative instead of stressed and fatigued? Start the 15-Day Appreciation Challenge today! What do I need to do? Simply, write down 5 things you are grateful for each day. Big or small, physical, mental, spiritual, intellectual, or vocational – related, Just 5! (Of course, you may add…

  • Monday Motivation

    “Feeling Awe may be the secret to health and happiness.” — Paula Spencer Scott   What is Awe? “Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast or beyond human scale, that transcends our current understanding of things” (Keltner 2016). Awe can be an electrifying emotion experienced at the sight of the Grand Canyon (pictured…

  • Monday Motivation

    What is your passion? Fitness. Sports. Cooking. Gardening. Photography. Animal Care.  What is it?  What makes you tick?  When do you reach your State of Flow? Do it now. Do it often. Feel the reward. 

  • Monday Motivation

    H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. What makes you happy? Is it buying a new car or a new pair of shoes? Or, is it simply how you feel after a great workout, savoring a healthy, satisfying meal, watching your child excel at school or sport, or playing with your puppy or kitty after a long, stressful day? Research found the later is…

  • Monday Motivation

    Today is a new day, a new week. How will you interpret it? Label you life in a positive light. Treasure the success of each day no matter how small a deed. Embrace the beauty awaiting you and feel blessed.  You are special.

  • Monday Motivation

    A new week, a fresh start. Past conflicts, arguments, words of regret behind you. Time to move forward. Think positive. And, Change your attitude.  — Charles Swindoll