Creating a home on (and off) the range
Caring for our minds and bodies so we can thrive in our lives. You'll find tips and inspiration for mental and physical fitness.
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I’m not a superstitious person, but on the most recent Friday the 13th I encountered some bad luck. On my morning jog, my dog almost killed me. My German shepherd-border collie mix is 9 ½ years old but still acts like a puppy much of the time. She has sooooo much energy that she needs…
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As I start another year, I find myself resistant to making resolutions, gun shy of goal-setting and discouraged by my lack of discipline. Here’s what I’m seeking this year: more joy. I’m not talking fleeting happiness. I want that deep, abiding peaceful sense of well being. How do we get that? Taking a moment to…
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We can learn how to pray prayers that God delights in answering. These prayers always get a positive response. You may have to wait for the answer, but you can know that the Lord is at work. I’m not talking about making God do what we want, like a genie in a bottle. It’s actually…
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Loving someone with a serious mental illness can feel overwhelming at times. My dad struggled with bipolar disorder for most of his adult life. His dad also had severe mental illness. I can think of family members and friends who have experienced clinical depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis, substance abuse, borderline personality disorder… I could go…
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Have you ever felt stuck? Maybe you’re dealing with a lot of moving parts and things aren’t going too well. Or you’re faced with a huge decision and you don’t know what to do. When you get overwhelmed, it’s easy to numb out and avoid the hard stuff of life. But numbing out –…
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What do we do when things get worse before they get better? Just when we thought we couldn’t take any more, we find ourselves stuck in adversity boot camp. Several times in my life, I’ve prayed heartfelt prayers for a heartbreaking situation. And you know what happened? Things got worse. A wayward loved one drifted…
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Are you failing to reach your big goals? Here’s how to get back on track and make real progress by giving your dreams a healthy environment to grow. How do you realize your dreams? Most of the time, you’ve got to have a plan. In other words, set some goals. People usually fall into one…
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February is a time when many of us think more about love because of, you know, Valentine’s Day. But we usually associate that holiday with romantic love, cards and candy, chocolate for sure. Forget about the chalky little hearts with messages. Fun to read, blah to eat. Save the calories for chocolate. Maybe you remember…
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Perfectionism: a disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable, especially the setting of unrealistically demanding goals accompanied by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and a sign of personal worthlessness. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” – Proverbs 13:12 (NLT) News…
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It’s the first week of January and I’m doing New Year’s resolutions a bit differently this year. Instead of setting ten or more lofty goals and maybe reaching 1.25 of them, I’m narrowing my focus to two at a time. And the two I’m choosing are tiny, little actions that can become routines. This post…
