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At the urging of someone who recently purchased my book and read it from cover to cover, I am posting this entry. 

This piece is found in the section of my book entitled About the Author.  It was written by a member of my growing family of friends and associates that I affectionately refer to as my tribe.

It pays to understand a bit about Gary Simms' background and life experiences to truly appreciate his quick direct wit and oft times profoundly introspectiv...
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Dating back to 1869 when a French food chemist succeeded in making a cheap substitute for the real thing which had become scarce and expensive because of a European cattle plague, margarine was born. In its original form, it was a hard, white and glossy substance made from beef fat, milk and chopped sheep's stomachs and cow's breasts and was used primarily by the poor. (1)

In the years that followed, the product was allegedly improved by the introduction o...

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How many times have we dealt with someone and walked away mumbling, "he ought to take a chill pill...whew!!!"

My point is--it's easy to identify stress in other people.  But the million dollar question that you should ask and then answer is--have you looked at yourself lately?

It is unfortunate that we normally allow our personal stress to linger for far too long.  We typically will make an effort to do something about our personal stress when it has just about...
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Reprinted from daily words of wisdom about Gratitude
from author Wes Hopper of www.DailyGratitude.com.

One of the ways that humans have improved life is by always finding better and easier ways of doing things.

But we can carry that too far. If we think that it's always got to be easy, we're in for disappointment.

I tell my st...

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Reprinted from daily words of wisdom about Gratitude
from author Wes Hopper of www.DailyGratitude.com.


When I received the daily words of wisdom from Mr. Hopper, a wide smile hit my face.  I was about to write this post and decided that I would address a topic that is near and dear to me.  It has to do with that thing that most people do from 9 to 5--work.

Considering that you spend the majority of your waking hours each week at the workplace, it only makes sen...
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Reprinted from daily words of wisdom about Gratitude
from author Wes Hopper of www.DailyGratitude.com.

"When you visualize, then you materialize."
--Dr. Denis Waitley

James Nesmith was an Air Force pilot in Vietnam.  Shot down and captured, he spent years in a wire cage so small he could hardly move.

Desperate to find a constructive way to deal with the pain and the endless time he decided to play golf - in his mind.

Every day he pick a course, decided wh...

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Most writers are also avid readers.

Since I write about health and wellness, it only makes sense that I read lots of material about the field in general and more specifically about related topics that make up this broad field.

In writing my book, “The Top 25 Things You Can Do to Change Your Life For the Better…Forever”, I read volumes of material and talked with hundreds of people to select those 25 topics that make up the book.

Today’s post rep...

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I am happy to announce the completion of my book, "The Top 25 Things You Can Do To Change Your Life For The Better...Forever".

In what started out as a diary of sort that chronicled what I did in recovery from a heart-related health crisis to regain my health, this book has taken on a life of its own and has become a "movement".

I've done extensive research and talked with hundreds of people from the health practitioners to the fitness professionals to working ...
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