Posts in Message From Linda

ONE thing that instantly revives motivation

Lone sunflower Over and over, you tell yourself you are going to work on losing weight.

You are determined to get back on your exercise program. You also plan to stock up on healthy foods instead of chips and cookies. [Read more…]

How flowers stopped my emotional eating

This summer, my husband and I decided to turn an empty corner of our yard into a small garden.

So we dug up the sod, added some potting soil and then planted a bunch of colorful flowers, roses and green bushes. We watered the garden a lot, and it did amazingly well. [Read more…]

How I control fears about health, cancer and the virus

Feeling scared?

What a scary time we live in right now. Even if you are doing fine and staying healthy, fear and panic can almost overwhelm you at times.

Here’s a simple but magical phrase I’ve been using to help me manage fears, not only during this time, but for the past few years.

Life is good until it’s not. And right now it’s fine.

Let me explain how this works. [Read more…]

Magic numbers that keep you healthy

You certainly know about keeping an eye on your general health numbers such as cholesterol or blood pressure.

But here are some new numbers that can actually protect your health every single day.

These all involve a little counting. But you don’t need to worry about your math skills because all of them are simple and easy to remember. [Read more…]

Make your birthday wonderful!

Yesterday was my 70th birthday, and it was the best day of my life.

Actually, that’s true every year on my birthday. [Read more…]