Many sunrises and sunsets in 2016 but I had a special surprise on New Year’s Eve as the year was soon to end. I was driving through Ventura and saw a great rainbow arched from the hillside to the ocean. A rainbow is a rare occasion in Ventura as we have been in a severe drought for several years. 

Breakfast. One of the most important meals of the day. Start your day off with a healthy and hearty breakfast full of healthy fats and you’re set for the day!

You guys asked, and now you get it. Breakfast ideas. You all ask often for healthier breakfast options that are easy to make. I’ve chosen to share with you three of my go to breakfast options. All are as easy or involved as you want them to be. All of them give you endless options for flavor combinations so you never get bored, and all of them allow you to be creative and choose what you like!

The other day, I heard the old Rosemary Clooney song “Counting Your Blessings” in the car.  Usually when I hear this song, my mind flits to Ms. Clooney’s uber-handsome offspring, whom I admire for a moment until I get bored and change the station.  But this time, I stayed the course and listened to the full song.  For those who aren’t holiday music aficionados, this oldie but goodie encourages those who are sleep-challenged to count not sheep, but our blessings. 

Critical thinking is not just thinking, but is thinking which entails self-improvement. Most people with cystic fibrosis whom I have known are experts in their own body, their experience with CF, and fine tuning of treatments and medications to maximize their own quality of life. They posess critical thinking skills: "self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking", qualities that are all conducive to living successfully with a chronic condition.