5 Minute Mojo

We all want to belong, its part of who we are.  So if you want to belong then get out of your shell and connect with your world

If you want to be happy then you need to take steps to make it happen.

Everyone has one, but have you ever really thought about the gifts and the lessons that your Mom instilled in you.  Come listen and say thanks to your Mom

What is your weight right now?  Is it where you want it to be. Chances are that it isn't.  it is higher than you may want it to be.  I know mine isn't. I want mine lower too.  I have a set point though.  I will never allow my weight to exceed 200 pounds. For me, that is a set point I have determined.  If it gets close then I have to take drastic steps to not allow it to go over. Set a point for yourself with anything and see it's power.

The easy questions tell us just as much as the deeper ones.  Such is the case today.

We look to the past to smile.  We think our brighter days exist there.  Those moments of joy and happiness aren't relegated to there.  Create those same energies here in this moment by using those moments as fuel. It's not only okay, its a damn good idea.

You may have some nasty bad habits; they may be big or may be small, but everyone has some things they want to change.  Today I talk about the reasons you do them.

Each of us have an idea of the kind of life we want to live.  However, the word idea is the operative one here.  Ideas are vague.  If you want a full life you need to define what that is and then go after it. Today I talk about that very thing

Happy New Year! Did you make a resolution to lose weight?  It was one of the top resolutions for 2016. The bigger question is why you would choose that if you did? I will talk about what the different reasons could be, and which ones are serving and which ones are not.

Today's question is a good one about appreciating what you have.  It will make you think, that's for sure.

4 WAYS TO STOP EATING A MILLION CALORIES EVERY NIGHT By Jill Coleman I don’t blame you for wanting to eat everything you can possibly get your hands on at night. A few months ago, I was called in for jury duty. I had never been and was fairly happy about being able to sit and read a book for 8 hours straight. I thought, this can’t be that bad–basically an excuse to not be on the computer or do real work all day. Nice. Or so I thought. While I didn’t get picked, I still had to be in that tiny room, sitting in a tiny chair with 100 other people for 8 hours, and the farthest we could walk was the 50 feet to the bathroom. By 5pm, I was so stir crazy and annoyed by the confinement of the day that all my singular mind had the mental energy for was stopping by the store on the way home and then proceeding to guzzle an entire bottle of wine. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?? I was actually thinking to myself on the way home, “Now I understand why people who sit at a desk all day are so frigging drained when they get home, and i

  The Hidden Ways Sleep Deprivation Can Lead to Weight Gain     Can’t figure out why you’re gaining weight — or why it’s so difficult to erase those extra pounds? You might be suffering from sleep deprivation — even if you swear you’re getting enough sleep at night. In fact, one study presented at this year’s Endocrine Society national meeting suggests that getting just 30 fewer minutes sleep than you should per weekday can increase your risk of obesity and diabetes. Logically, it’s practically impossible to stay committed to a healthy lifestyle if you don’t have the energy for it. “If I’ve gone to bed late or I have a restless night, I’m more likely to turn off my alarm in the morning and skip my workout,” says Paige DePaolis, 24. “It could be me consciously thinking, ‘No way am I going to that exercise class,’ or, unconsciously snoozing to the point that it’s too late to make it to the class.” RELATED: 9 Ways to Fall Asleep Faster, Without Counting Sheep Most of us have been there before. But there are al

Why Calories Don’t Matter by Mark Hyman, MD The vast majority of conventional nutritionists and doctors have it mostly wrong when it comes to weight loss. Let’s face it: If their advice were good and doable, we would all be thin and healthy by now. But as a general rule, it’s not. And the mainstream media messages often confuse things even more. It is based on many “food lies”. And the biggest lie of them all is this: All calories are created equal. Is this really true? Not really. Let us explore why. Take a class of sixth graders. Show them a picture of 1,000 calories of broccoli and 1,000 calories of soda. Ask them if they have the same effect on our bodies. Their unanimous response will be “NO!” We all intuitively know that equal caloric amounts of soda and broccoli can’t be the same nutritionally. But as Mark Twain said, “The problem with common sense is that it is not too common.” I guess that is why the medical profession, nutritionists, our government, the food industry, and the media are all still

  By now most of you know that weight gain and obesity are far more related to complex reactions in the body rather than to calorie or fat intake, and that our weight and body composition do not so much depend on the dietary ingredients themselves, but much rather on the hormonal and biochemical reactions these metabolically different food categories (fat, carbohydrate, protein) elicit in the human body. Excess insulin, excess blood sugar, excess cortisol and excess free radicals are the four main elements that promote ever-worsening hormonal regulation of and communication between cells, damaging our entire metabolism and ultimately leading to weight gain, accelerated aging and the development of chronic diseases. The chief hormonal culprit in promoting excess body fat is Insulin. Insulin is a large polypeptide hormone secreted by the beta-cells of the pancreas, and its production is directly stimulated by blood sugar (glucose). Insulin is needed to allow glucose from food to enter cells in the body and in t

I usually share articles of value on ZEN commuter, but this one was too good to pass up.  It talks about 7 ways to buy more consciously. It is from Jennifer Lacovelli who wrote for Guideposts Magazine online. Adapted from: Simple Giving: Easy Ways to Give Every Day. Copyright © 2015 by Jennifer Iacovelli. Published by TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Used by Permission. What exactly does it mean to shop with a conscience? There are several factors to consider and questions you might ask yourself while shopping online or in a store, including: Where was the product made? Who made the product? Are the workers treated fairly and ethically? What kind of carbon footprint is the product leaving behind? Is the product safe for the environment? To be fair, you are not always going to be able to find this information and you might not have the time to do the research. But I would still encourage you to make shopping with a conscience a priority--big box stores may be convenient, but they are not alw

The holiday is all about family and tradition, but what would you do if you had unlimited resources for your celebrations?

Today I talk about the conflict that exists between actions and desires.  Many people express they want serenity and at the same time the turn on the TV to watch a car explode during a gunfight on a popular crime drama.   What do you do that strips you of your sense of serenity.

How much time do you lose each day worrying, lost in scenarios that will never come to pass?  There has got to be a better way to live your life and today i talk about it.

To me it is inconceivable why everyone strives to find their soulmate.  I get it on some level because I too remember how important it was.  Now though, I understand that there is not simply one person who can help me understand love, it's absolutely everyone.  The more I show it to the world, the more it comes back.

Acceptance isn't condoning and the sooner you are able to accept everyone, the sooner you will experience joy.