Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) can be quite painful. For sufferers of this syndrome the pain can be so bad that it greatly reduces their quality of life. Finding relief can be frustrating journey that leads you down many dead end roads. Read more »

I have some responsibilities in my life that I don’t really like. We all probably have responsibilities that we’d rather not have. The way we chose to deal with these responsibilities can affect the quality of our lives. Read more »

When I woke up this morning it was the most miserable day ever. The wind was howling, rain was pouring down and the sky was dark. “What a miserable day,” I thought, “I won’t be walking to the grocery store today.” Normally, I walk to the store and I have a few things to pick up for dinner tonight. A few minutes ago, I noticed the sun shining on me as I sat at my desk.  When I looked out the window the sun was shining and the sky was perfectly clean and blue. It looks like I will be walking to the store after all. Read more »

Just a short post today about something I was thinking about after a trip to the post office. Read more »

I’ve mentioned on this blog that I soak my grains before eat them. I thought I’d write about why I soak them and how I soak them. Read more »

I was reading a blog post the other night about the habits of healthy people and one of the habits really stood out to me. It could be applied to most everything not just health. The quote was “healthy people talk themselves into doing, being, living a certain way. Unhealthy people talk themselves out of it.” Read more »

I wanted to talk about diet today and some of the changes I’ve made in my own diet. My dietary philosophy has changed a bit since I started this blog and I wanted to say something about that. When I first started Art of Balanced living I only ate fish and no meat or poultry. My dairy consumption was very limited and I drank soy milk and ate tofu occasionally. I avoided fats especially saturated fat and used vegetable oil in cooking regularly. I was always on the look out for the healthiest oil, but it was always some sort of vegetable oil. I only wanted to eat healthily and I wanted to feed my family the healthiest meals possible. I still do, but the way I approach it has changed a bit. Read more »

Your life is packed full of activities. Most people’s are. It’s become so much a part of modern living. We have an endless list of commitments and there’s always something that needs to be done. It is  part of modern living. Our ability to do so much makes us do more and more. Read more »

The other day I was reading something aloud to my husband when I came across a word I’d never seen before. Because it was a new word I had no idea how to say it, so I just kind of said something garbled and moved on. My husband stopped me though and said, “Do you have some kind of problem reading?” Read more »