Articles by Sharon McMahon

“At daybreak, when loath to rise, bear this thought in mind: I am rising for a man’s work.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, c. 170 I am anticipating that, of course,…

“If you know the art of breathing you have the wisdom and courage of ten tigers.” – Chinese adage Breathing … if you are reading this you are most assuredly…

“So, if I’m cooking, I’ll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff.” – Paul McCartney When I envision celebrities’ lives (which I seldom do) I imagine…

“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me,…

“It’s all about the journey, not the outcome.” – Carl Lewis, American track and field athlete and nine-time gold medalist Do you, as I do, watch the Olympic events in…

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy … Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high …” – George Gershwin, 1934 Anyone remember those “how I spent my summer vacation” essays…

“Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting…

“Long may you run, long may you run, although these changes have come.” – Young/Stills Longevity … a popular word these days. Would that I had a dollar (inflation, you…

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates Does anyone remember high school “health” class? My summer school health class was taught by a football coach…