““Realize that this very body, with its aches and it pleasures… is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive.””
by Pema Chodron

Three Things We Need

By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
As a counselor, I interact with people every day who are working on building leaner bodies and healthier lives. Someone once asked me what it was other than weight loss that successful… [...]

Creativity Is…

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun. Mary Lou Cook photo by Mohan S [...]

Where Are You Going?

By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal CoachDo you know where you want your life to go? Do you have a plan and a direction for your life like a pilot has a flight plan before he takes to the air? Or are you more of the “we’ll-worry-about-those-… [...]

What Happiness Is

Happiness is not a matter of good fortune or worldly possessions. It’s a mental attitude. It comes from appreciating what we have, instead of being miserable about what we don’t have. It’s so simple – yet so hard for the human mind to comprehend. Unknown photo by Tony the Misfit [...]

The Fear Factor

By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal CoachFear is definitely a strong and compelling force in our lives. And even though it has its positive aspects, for the most part we all tend to avoid fear like the plague. By definition, fear is an emotion… [...]