Learn to ask, “What’s not wrong here?”
– Thich Nhat Hanh

by ken winston caine

“Wag more. Bark less.”

Bumpersticker wisdom I saw for the second time yesterday.

And, in general, damn good advice, says he who probably growls, whines and bares his teeth far, far too much.

Over the decades of mind-body research, multiple studies have observed the many physical, emotional and social benefits of behaviors that can be summarized essentially as “wag more; bark less.”

Well-done scientific studies have looked at things like full-hearted laughter, loving attitudes, smiling. And the science is this: Laugh more, love more, smile more and the world laughs, loves and smiles more with you.

Who wouldn’t want that?

So, wag more. Bark less.

Because when you get down to the nitty gritty, wagging is nothing more than a delighfully engaging way of expressing a full-body smile.

by Ken Winston Caine

A diet isn’t necessary when you change the mindset…

When you Evoke the Spirit of Wellness ….

When you emphasize your values and strengthen balance and meaning in your life. Which is what Evoking the Spirit of Wellness is all about.

Because when you put into place the LaughingLovingLiving factors you will naturally, and automatically, change how you eat. You will:

• Eat fewer fattening foods.
• Eat nutritious foods your (more…)

“…if you are constantly looking at how you can get more enjoyment and happiness out of your life, instead how bad things are…there will only be one way your life can go from that point on….”
– Gary Vurnum

Excerpted from Our Success Partnership.

P.S. That “one way” is UP!

P.P.S. Substitute the (more…)

by ken winston caine

You evoke the Spirit of Wellness when you are engaged in finding, appreciating and/or sharing:

• Comfort
• Joy
• Beauty
• Meaning (more…)

by Ken Winston Caine

Wellness is not about the absence of illness or malady.

It’s not about diet, exercise, or using sunscreen. Paying attention to those things can be useful, but they don’t create a vibrant state of wellness.

At the heart of the Spirit of Wellness Work™ that I’ve been developing, documenting, practicing, researching and sharing over the past decade is this simple truth: (more…)

Yogurt was not something you could buy in a typical grocery store 40 or 50 years ago.

You certainly couldn’t find it sweetened, pre-mixed, in 30 different flavors in little plastic cups.

In fact, most people had no idea what yogurt was. But I did. Because my mother made it. And sold it. And we ate it. Along with her coarse, nasty, raw-wheat-germ bread and muffins.

That was bread in our house those years. No white flour — except for the occasional birthday cake. No candy at home, except on Christmas. No toasted wheat germ. Just raw wheat germ. Which has a bitter flavor and aftertaste. Toasting the wheat germ degrades its nutritional value. Think my Dad got that from Adele Davis. Or J. I. Rodale.

We had brewer’s yeast drinks daily — which I still like. And a handful of carefully chosen vitamins laid out for us. And raw sunflower seeds for snacks. And for treat, “wheat germ candy.”

Wheat germ candy was wheat germ and powdered milk and honey mixed together and pressed out (more…)