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Boca Club News, Page 15

From The Professionals’ Desks

Healthy Answers–A Guide to Healthy Living:

“Calm Your Monkey Mind!”

By Dale Brown, B.S., M.A., C.E.C. several weeks ago. He also has the habit of predicting the Most of us picture ourselves at the center of a circle
Dale is a motivational speaker who worst before the event or situation even happens. This is a overwhelmed with tasks, problems and responsibilities which
has spent many years as a Certified perfect example of someone “not living in the present.” are rushing in upon us. At every moment we have a dozen
Life Coach and has written numerous There are many examples I have heard from clients who different things to do and problems to solve. Think back
articles and e-books relating to self- confess they never get half the things done they planned to on the events in your life that you vividly remember. Even
improvement and ways to build a do. Most of the time they get side tracked, or as my husband though years have passed you might be able to describe your
high-performance team. She is the often says, “I must have been distracted!” feelings and details of the experience.
author of the book, “Small Steps... When we’re at work, we fantasize about being on An example might be a memory that stands out, like your first
Big Changes: The Personal Stories vacation; on vacation, we worry about the work piling up on ski trip. How terrified you were taking your first chairlift up the
of a Life Coach.” Her education and years of experience in our desks. We dwell on intrusive memories of the past or fret mountain; then the relief you felt when you skied to the bottom!
physical fitness and training of elite athletes has enabled her about what may or may not happen in the future. We don’t Living in the moment is easy during special times in your life
to sharpen her knowledge in many health-related areas. The appreciate the living present because our “monkey minds,” because you are truly in the moment when it’s happening.
following introduces a new approach to Ms. Brown’s series of as Buddhists call them, vault from thought to thought like Imagine that there is an hour glass on your desk allowing
columns devoted to many topics that deal with the mind/body monkeys swinging from tree to tree. only one grain of sand to pass through it at a time. This is the
connection and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. If you have ever found yourself at home thinking about true picture of life, even on a super busy day. Time is ticking
Dale, a Bocaire resident, can be reached at dalebrown@ what you need to do at work, or at work thinking about things away without you even being aware that the grains of sand
lovingmondays.com. happening in your personal life, you know how disturbing it are falling one by one. How do you slow down and hit the
I can’t count the times I’ve said to my husband, “Stop is. It seems that our lives are so busy that we forget to feel the pause button?
creating your own reality.” Either he’s contemplating why moments that together make up a day. Time is lost amid the
he should have done things differently yesterday, or even clutter of everyday and blurred by the activities we invent. Healthy Answers on page 16

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