BREATHE N BOUNCE

  Tried to do a nice little broadcast from the Drop Your Rocks festival this past weekend but it didn't go as planned.  Technical difficulties made things not only frustrating but heart breaking for me.  I really spoke about my feelings and maybe went a little too dark and deep.  However I am here to tell the story no matter how difficult it is.  MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE FEELING PRETTY GOOD - Deorro TRY EVERYTHING - Shakira HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS - The Sundays MOVE ON - KMFDM THATS WHAT I GET - Nine Inch Nails ME AGAINST THE WORLD - 2Pac

 The Drop Your Rocks Festival is in the book and it was such a wonderful event that Nancy Meyers from Happy Hour yoga planned out.  Had all the right things going on at all the right times.  The special guests were magical.  Everything seemed to run on all cylinders and I was happy to be a part of it and that I could help sponsor the event.  (read more)

 There are times where many conditions around us give us anxiety.  The fear of the unknown especially when people in "higher places" make decisions that may greatly impact our life.  We just have to bring the attention to ourselves and control what we can control, and surrender to what we can't.  It's on us to do the work to help us deal with the most difficult parts of our life. MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE HELPLESS - Metallica LOOK AT THE WORLD - Jon Olivia's Pain ALIEN NATION - Scorpions END OF THE WORLD - Cold WISH - Nine Inch Nails GETTING BETTER - The Beatles WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD - Louis Armstrong

  Last week, I wrote about falling down and getting back up. I called the piece the wagon and talked about how I fell off it because my mental health hasn't been great. I feel like this week and it actually got worse. I am finding myself engaging in some of the patterns I use to engage in when I was not working on a healthy lifestyle. (read more)

One of the things you here about people who are addicted to drinking is when they relapse, people say "they fell off the wagon." Sure it's silly and to some it may be offensive. I am offended because why does it have to relate to alcoholism. There are many wagons in the world. Sure radio flyer makes the most classic and it's the one everyone knows, but Step2 and little tikes make durable ones as well. The same holds true in real life, and not just toys.  (read more)  

 In life we get dealt with lots of stuff everyday.  Lots of problems , and obstacles.  So we can get overwhelmed and start acting eratically if we let these things pile up, avoid, not feel, etc.  So what can we do?  We can work on things one moment at a time and move on to the next.  Joining us on the show is Happy Hour Yoga owner Nancy Meyers who is putting together a yoga festival in Crystal Lake, IL February 21 - 23. MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE PROBLEMS - Matt Zo DOG DAY SUNRISE - Fear Factory MAKE ME BAD - Korn WILD WORLD - Cat Stevens ROCK ROCK UNTIL YOU DROP- Def Leppard HAPPY - Pharrell Williams CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE DROP YOUR ROCKS YOGA FESTIVAL

We need to push through, put your big boy pants on, you're not sick; yes some of the things we are told when we don't feel well.  However, some people fail to understand that allowing sickness coming into your life can make things even more complicated.  Then there's us.  We push ourselves when we are not feeling well just to earn the reward of feeling worse.  I talk about this and my own experience last week as I was diagnosed with the flu MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS - Disturbed PUSH IT - Static X HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN - Carol Simon FIGHT THROUGH THE PAIN - Excision/Sullivan King YOU DON'T OWN ME - Leslie Gore THE LAZY SONG - Bruno Mars BETTER NOW - Khalid