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We all have different roles that we play in life. Often, those roles come with many obligations. We have a choice of whether we feel forced to meet those obligations, or whether we do things because we actually want to. The impact of that choice is tremendous. When we feel forced to do something, we build resistance. Often that resistance is subconscious. It slowly builds under the surface. Eventually, that resistance turns into conflict. As…
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Health
My Top Ten List for Staying Healthy
I have always thought of myself as a holistic doctor. To many, that means I have exchanged my training in western/allopathic medicine for more alternative, less conventional diagnostics and treatments. However, my definition of a holistic doctor, and how I fashion myself, is one who helps others balance the whole of their health: body, mind, and spirit. Western medicine focuses on the first of these and most conventional approaches start with the notion that disorders of the mind and spirit…
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Motivation
Are You A Maverick?
Last summer the Cicadas came back. I watched as they began awakening and emerging from their places of hiddenness making their presence known at first only by their sunset song. I became fascinated with the different species of Cicada and how long some of them stay hidden before revealing themselves once again to the world. After a little research, I found out that the varying hibernation periods have to do with something called predator saturation. Basically, the more enemies a…
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Growth
Create a Life You Love with the Powerful Intentions
We all have different roles that we play in life. Often, those roles come with many obligations. We have a choice of whether we feel forced to meet those obligations, or whether we do things because we actually want to. The impact of that choice is tremendous. When we feel forced to do something, we build resistance. Often that resistance is subconscious. It slowly builds under the surface. Eventually, that resistance turns into conflict. As the conflict rises we become…
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Health
Is Sitting Too Long Bad For My Health?
An experiment using a hip-mounted accelerometer was done to analyze the movement of adults over 45. What was found was that on average, sedentary behavior accounted for about 12.3 hours of an average 16-hour waking day. That only left 3.7 hours a day for movement. Another study found that adults under the age of 45 on average sit for 9-10 hours a day. Researchers have estimated that these periods of sedentary behavior can be as last as short as 11…
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McGill Livestream
Jenni’s elevator broke into a free-fall drop! What do you do when life’s elevator falls beneath your feet?
Jenni’s elevator broke into a free-fall drop! What do you do when life's elevator falls beneath your feet? Stress. It only gets worse, so what can you do? Everything in life will attack you if it senses your fear There is nothing worse than fear. Fear is worse than cancer, fear is worse than torture, fear is worse than betrayal and fear is even worse than death. Even death itself is made wretched by terror and fear. Fear paralyzes your…
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McGill Lifestyle
Happy Birthday and Anniversary!
Happy Birthday Bryant! To my wonder-twin and best friend. Every year that goes by I feel even more grateful for the gift of our love, companionship, and mission. Today, I am celebrating you, a wondrous soul who brings me, and so many people around the world so much hope and meaning. Your astounding genius, strength, INTEGRITY, perseverance, and never-ending championing of the human spirit makes me and the girls so proud of you. I am so blessed to be your…
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Simple Steps
5 Steps To Experiencing More Calm And Less Stress
Calm is a feeling we often crave but also often forget we can consciously create for ourselves. It’s the antidote to stress, overwhelm, anxiety and anger. It’s the stillness in a busy world. It’s the quiet of mind after a long day of thinking. It’s moments in life where no irritation of the mind, body or soul exist or penetrate our being. To seek calm is to acknowledge we are without it. It’s no surprise that in this modern world…
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Simple Steps
The Power of Your Inner Fire and 4 Steps to Keep it Burning
Have you ever wondered what it is that motivates men and women to do great things? Have you ever read an interview with a successful entrepreneur, business person, or CEO and wondered what it is about them that makes things seem to just happen for them? Have you ever watched a football game and been amazed at the athleticism involved in a given play? What is the common factor that all these people share? What is it about them that…
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4 Life Saving Steps for Dealing with Huge Challenges and Bad News
On April 7th, 2003 I was told that I had a stage-4 skin cancer and would probably not survive the end of that year. My youngest son, Jean-Baptiste, was 8 weeks old at that moment, my daughters Heloïse and Eugenie were 3 and 2 years old. I had been running my construction business for 5 years. Besides disbelief, I didn’t feel sick, the cancer was discovered through a little black (bleeding) spot on my knee, the sky fell down and…
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Health
My Top Ten List for Staying Healthy
I have always thought of myself as a holistic doctor. To many, that means I have exchanged my training in western/allopathic medicine for more alternative, less conventional diagnostics and treatments. However, my definition of a holistic doctor, and how I fashion myself, is one who helps others balance the whole of their health: body, mind, and spirit. Western medicine focuses on the first of these and most conventional approaches start with the notion that disorders of the mind and spirit…
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Suggested Health Features
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Health
Plants That Many Consider to Be Weeds are Actually Powerful Medicinal Herbs
Weeds are plants that grow where they’re not wanted, where they “steal” nutrients meant for desired crops. However, not all weeds are pests. Some can be sources of food or have medicinal properties, and other benefits that may make you see these plants in a new light. While some weeds can be beneficial, you must first consider the area. If you decide you’re going to forage, check for hazards such as signs of pollution or pollutants, pesticides, herbicides, or other…
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10 Easy Ways To Safely Lose Weight
How cool would it be to get on the path to achieving your best body? Summer is just around the corner, and many of my patients are asking me how they can safely lose weight … and keep it off … without losing their sanity! If you’re looking to lose weight, or get better at maintaining your weight, I have great tips for you. Adopting these easy practices will help you reduce your risk for serious health issues, become more…
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Growth
Create a Life You Love with the Powerful Intentions
We all have different roles that we play in life. Often, those roles come with many obligations. We have a choice of whether we feel forced to meet those obligations, or whether we do things because we actually want to. The impact of that choice is tremendous. When we feel forced to do something, we build resistance. Often that resistance is subconscious. It slowly builds under the surface. Eventually, that resistance turns into conflict. As the conflict rises we become…
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Simple Steps
How I Turned My “Disability” into “Loving Defiance” in Three Steps
In late 2015, I began my journey of self-discovery. I started reading social media posts and watching online videos. I was on a quest for any information I could find to get unstuck from this definition of “disability” and find my way to the life that I so desperately wanted. I was born with a developmental disability. When you are born with a disability or a chronic illness, it is always with you. From childhood to adulthood. You are conditioned…
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Growth
7 Ways Our Pursuit of Happiness has Gone Wrong
Are you really happy? If not, do you know what it would take to make you happy? Sure, “I’ll be happy when…” You fill in the blank. My observation is that most of us attribute happiness to safety and security. Don’t you remember when you were in high school? Didn’t it feel good when you were accepted by the “in” crowd? I recall when I made the track team, I felt really happy. The truth was that I was happy…
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Success
The Power Within
Effective words reverberate so much like booming thunder and forceful lightning that even those that have been completely forgotten shall be remembered. The power of words can even withstand the test of time. Decades turn into a century, and soon millennium enjoys its time, yet the efficacy of words shall never enter the black hole of nothingness. They may be considered dead, but their epitaphs shall linger on and history will still have her pages available. Just like a sincere…
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Relationships
The Toxic Relationship Ne Plus Ultra Warning — You cannot save everyone, but you can save yourself…
Toxic relationships are dangerous to your health; they will literally kill you. Stress shortens your lifespan. Even a broken heart can kill you. There is an undeniable mind-body connection. Your arguments and hateful talk can land you in the emergency room or in the morgue. You were not meant to live in a fever of anxiety; screaming yourself hoarse in a frenzy of dreadful, panicked fight-or-flight that leaves you exhausted and numb with grief. You were not meant to live…
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Bryant & Jenni — A True Love Story
McGill Media and Simple Reminders is a creation of love, and hand-built homestead to thought-leaders, Bryant McGill & Jenni Young McGill — a couple on a mission to inspire and uplift, with daily empowering messages and soulful sharing. Their writings, videos, photography, and messages reach over a billion people every year. (Video) Bryant and Jenni met in Hollywood and have been full-time, creative entrepreneurs for over 17 years. They joined hands and hearts on Bryant’s birthday, and haven’t been separated…
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Moving from the slime to the sublime! Don’t be NamNastay.com
There is an unseen essential that is intrinsic, universal and guiding everyone who listens. There is an invisible hand at work in the making of beautiful lives. Uncommon success is found on the spiritual plane; you can't get there through common convention or following others. Hard work is not enough; many work slavishly-hard for little reward. Intelligence is insufficient; there are so many educated and brilliant people who have failed utterly and completely. Goodness is not enough; think of how…
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Motivation
Are You A Maverick?
Last summer the Cicadas came back. I watched as they began awakening and emerging from their places of hiddenness making their presence known at first only by their sunset song. I became fascinated with the different species of Cicada and how long some of them stay hidden before revealing themselves once again to the world. After a little research, I found out that the varying hibernation periods have to do with something called predator saturation. Basically, the more enemies a…
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Relationships
What Kenny Rogers Taught Me About Relationships
You know the lyrics from the popular song, The Gambler, by Kenny Rogers. “You’ve got to know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em, know when to walk away and know when to run.” Well as silly as it may sound, that song taught me more about relationships and boundaries than any college book, psychology class, or overpriced therapist ever could. Here’s what I learned. You got to know when to hold’em — Or in other words, it isn’t time…
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Today's Relationship Advice
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Relationships
Will It Be Worth It?
We don’t want to have to. We just want it to work out. We do everything we can to prove that we belong, that we’re in the right place, that he’s the right one for us. We play the part, we take on the role, we pour all our time and energy into making this our place. Except that forcing something that isn’t meant to be forced — that doesn’t want to be forced — never works out in the…
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Simple Steps
5 Steps To Experiencing More Calm And Less Stress
Calm is a feeling we often crave but also often forget we can consciously create for ourselves. It’s the antidote to stress, overwhelm, anxiety and anger. It’s the stillness in a busy world. It’s the quiet of mind after a long day of thinking. It’s moments in life where no irritation of the mind, body or soul exist or penetrate our being. To seek calm is to acknowledge we are without it. It’s no surprise that in this modern world…
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Culture
Spectrum of Humanity
After several decades of struggle, it is now recognized that diversity is not just a caprice of some optimists and realists. Perhaps it would take other millennia before everybody completely embraces the wonders behind our differences. Nevertheless, one thing will always remain certain: it is universally accepted fact that we all want to be included in the civilization of human race worthy of appreciation. To enumerate the entire spectrum of humanity is somehow impossible, yet it is my singular honor…
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