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Beauty Is An Attitude

February 18, 2018 By John Du Cane

Beauty

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”—Confucius Every moment we have a choice: create beauty in the world—or besmirch it with ugliness. We can paint things any way we want to—but this can be a tough realization for many of us to buy … [Continue reading] about Beauty Is An Attitude

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: attitude, beauty, breathing, breathing exercise, perceived ugliness

The Strength of the Gentle

February 17, 2018 By John Du Cane

Gentle Butterfly

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.”—Saint Francis de Sales Life was hard when we were using. Part of why it was hard was the roughness with which we approached almost everything we did. We were rough to others … [Continue reading] about The Strength of the Gentle

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: breathing, breathing exercise, gentle, gentleness

Integrity Lost and Found

February 16, 2018 By John Du Cane

Lost and Found

“With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.”—Zig Ziglar We patted our pockets. We patted them again. We got worried. We turned our pockets … [Continue reading] about Integrity Lost and Found

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: abdominal exercise, honor, integrity, promises

Cutting The Ties That Bind

February 15, 2018 By John Du Cane

Cutting Ties

“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”—Steve Maraboli It can hurt to cut ties with someone that we were close too—even loved at one time. But now, the relationship … [Continue reading] about Cutting The Ties That Bind

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: letting go, relationships, release, shaking, ties that bind, toxic relationships

Love, Naturally

February 14, 2018 By John Du Cane

Love

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”—Charles M. Schultz Today, we traditionally celebrate the romance of love. Lovers swap cards, send roses, have special dinners, savor some dark chocolate and reaffirm their … [Continue reading] about Love, Naturally

Filed Under: Spark Your Day Tagged With: compassion, kindness, love, relaxation, self-love, soothing movement

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John Du Cane is a publisher and writer. He is the founder of Dragon Door Publications and is best known for having launched the modern kettlebell movement in 2001 and for the publication of the international bestseller Convict Conditioning. Most recently he collaborated with Debbie Harry on the writing of her New York Times bestselling memoir Face it.

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