The green, green hills of health

Written by Robin Glowa
Monday, 15 March 2010 17:54

“When Irish eyes are smiling,

Sure ‘tis like the morn in spring.

In the lilt of Irish laughter

You can hear the angels sing.

When Irish hearts are happy,

All the world seems bright and gay.

And when Irish eyes are smiling,

Sure, they steal your heart away.”

— Chauncey Olcott and George Graff Jr.

Soon it will be spring

Written by Robin Glowa
Monday, 01 March 2010 19:02

“In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours.”

— Mark Twain

Come early March, we are subjected to every kind of weather system imaginable. One day the sun shimmers, and you almost can pretend 40 degrees feels like summer. The next day the snows return, dropping 6 to 8 inches of wet, heavy messiness. Such is the loveliness of New England.

Keeping the faith in February

Written by Robin Glowa
Monday, 15 February 2010 17:05

“Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.”

— Elsa Schiaparelli

As I watch the blinding, swirling snow squalls fill the sky on this mid-February day, I am reminded of an old phrase: “Living well is the best revenge.” But living well sometimes is misconstrued as eating heartily, to the point of gluttony and discomfort; or consuming foods that are either decadently rich, deep-fried, overly processed or excessively salted.

The karma of kindness

Written by Robin Glowa
Monday, 01 February 2010 19:20

“One kind word can warm three winter months.”

— Japanese proverb

When we bestow a smile on a stranger or let a person go ahead of us in traffic, bring soup to an ailing neighbor, or perform a chore without being asked, these random acts of kindness create a karmic circle that brings in feelings of goodness and content. Kindness perpetuates an aura of caring, happiness and joy.