My 100 day challenge is off to a slow start because my son, Rhett, had emergency surgery after being sick for a week. So, despite being two weeks behind on everything, I am up and running!

 

The surgery was the night before the challenge was to begin. I did virtually no prep prior because both my kids were home sick. (I liken the prep to be similar to planning a trip, mapping out where you are going and packing.) After his surgery I told him my challenge was supposed to start that very day. He said, “Oh well, I guess it’s not going to happen.” I told him that there is no reason to quit or not start at all because things didn’t go as planned at the starting line. You are there, ready to go. Your life up to this point has been all the training you need. It’s like looking down and realizing that your shoes are untied. You don’t just stop in your tracks take your shoes off and lay down and die and you don’t run with your shoes untied because you could trip. You tie your…

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I've been told by alternative health practitioners that it would be good for my health to quit drinking coffee. But I told myself that I like it. A lot. In fact, I talked myself into it being more of a need, a comfort food, my daily indulgence and my only vice. My ex husband will vouch there are others but the Starbuck's motto tells me different. "To inspire and nurture the human spirit - one person, one cup and one neighbourhood at a time." Hey, that's right up my alley, or down my alley and on the corner and the other corner and the other corner and oh, it's EVERYWHERE!! So, I switched to decaf, sort of. Even though the experts said it was not the caffeine that was the problem but the coffee bean itself. Yah, whatever. So, I switched to decaf. Sort of. My special brew of decaffeinated denial and advertising brainwashing was going well until someone bought me a huge bag of the real stuff, baby! Like a cocaine addict who had been substituting with powdered sugar, I thought it couldn't… Continue

Janet meets with Claudia Braun, an Essential Oil Consultant who shares her favorite oils with us and teaches us about essential oils and aromatherapy. For more information about Claudia or to hire her for a consultation or speaking engagement, go to www.livingmindfully.net

 

For more information or to purchase any essential oils or diffusers, including those as seen on the show, go to www.youngliving.org/janetkohlgroup

 

For the book, Quick Reference Guide for Using Essential Oils, as seen on the show, shop Amazon!

 

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This week Janet talks to Farnoosh Brock, author of Motivation: From Goals to Greatness. Farnoosh shares the eight pillars of motivation and tells us the difference between a goal and your greater purpose. Buy the book now on Amazon! Find more about Farnoosh at www.prolificliving.com