by webman | Sep 20, 2021 | Mind
Metacognition is the act of thinking about one’s own mental processes. Metacognitive awareness allows people to identify, monitor, and uproot negative self-talk and self-limiting beliefs, and to be efficient in goal-setting and task execution… [keep...
by webman | Sep 13, 2021 | Body
How much sugar to consume in a day seems unclear to many of us. The US Dietary Guidelines recommend that less than 10% of our daily calories come from added sugar. For a 2000 calorie diet, that’s a maximum of 50 grams of added sugar/day… [keep reading]
by webman | Sep 6, 2021 | Soul
Last year I changed pastorates from a church in the southeastern United States to a church in the Pacific Northwest. Of course there are cultural changes that come along with geographic shifts, but one of the biggest differences I noticed was the attitude toward...
by webman | Aug 30, 2021 | Mind
“Wynken, Blyken, and Nod” was the first poem I ever memorized. I was a squirrely 2nd grader squirming in my desk wondering if my class would ever master Eugene Field’s song. We did. And twenty years later when I loaded up my babies with me in my rocking chair, I would...
by webman | Aug 23, 2021 | Body
Team sports can boost kids’ self-esteem, coordination, and general fitness, and help them learn how to work with other kids and adults. But some kids aren’t natural athletes, and they may tell parents — directly or indirectly — that they just don’t...