COLD WEATHER CHILI

There's something deeply satisfying about eating chili on cold days. Between the richness of the fat (which provides thermogenic calories), the heat of the bowl in your hands or the heat of the spice as you savor it, for me it's one of the most perfect things to eat on a cold, damp day.

I taught a class at Merchants Bank a couple of weeks ago, and found myself talking about chili. One of the participants said she always makes her chili with McCormick spices, to which I said, "No!" Using pre-packaged spices is a sure way to get MSG in your food.

CREATING CONSISTENCY

I have a confession to make.

I am not very consistent about ANYTHING.

I have a stack of unfinished books in my room. I am terrible at taking supplements. I've never kept a given morning practice going for too long... for a while it was morning pages, it's also been meditation, empowerment visualizations... and for the past few months nothing.

I've known about my lack of consistency for most of my life, but it's only been in the past couple of years that I have come to fully own it.

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FROM PAIN TO POWER

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The quest to overcome adversity and emerge triumphant is the underlying storyline of every epic tale we love.

It's also the quest each one of us is on, right now.

Every day of our lives we are participating in the epic telling of our tale. Whether we're conscious of it or not, we are each striving to raise ourselves to a better place -- greater achievement, better health, joyous relationships, financial abundance, peaceful home... whatever it may be.