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Healthy Answers – A Guide To Healthy Living:

‘Now Can We Please Get Along?’

By Dale Brown, B.S., have made residences more private. At least a minimum of I will keep my cool and try not to stress over what I
M.A., C.E.C. Dale is a three hours a day are spent indoors watching TV, surfing cannot control.
motivational speaker who the net, texting or talking on the phone. Even in gated I will temper my strong views and be willing to listen
has spent many years as a communities where many people know one another the to another perspective.
Certified Life Coach and has tendency is still one of privacy. When the doorbell rings I will make this year a “year of acceptance.”
written numerous articles I can assure you it will not be a neighbor stopping by I will channel my energy into living a more purposeful
and e-books relating to self- unexpectedly for a cup of coffee. life.
improvement and ways to As we look to a new year there is no better time to I will share the holidays with friends and family and
build a high-performance turn over a new leaf. Let us all take a step back and accept promise to get along, even if we don’t see eye to eye.
team. She is the author of others for who they are, regardless of whether we share their In conclusion, I’d like to thank all my fellow readers
the book, “Small Steps... opinions. Try if you will to rethink your new year resolutions who have supported me and read my column throughout
Big Changes: The Personal and make a list that might go something like this: the years. Your comments, notes and compliments have
Stories of a Life Coach.” Her education and years of I accept the will of the people even if I don’t agree. been my inspiration. I wish all of you Happy Holidays
experience in physical fitness and training of elite athletes I will try to understand the differences of opinion and and a very healthy New Year!
has enabled her to sharpen her knowledge in many health- why so many disagree with one another.
related areas. The following introduces a new approach to
Ms. Brown’s series of columns devoted to many topics that
deal with the mind/body connection and the importance of
living a healthy lifestyle. Dale, a Bocaire resident, can be
reached at dalebrown@lovingmondays.com.
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