WARNING: Making one, let alone all five, of these self care practices part of your daily or weekly ritual may have positive effects on your life and health. Proceed with enthusiasm! Laugh Allow yourself to laugh out loud, giggle, hold your belly with uncontrollable laughter as your face burns with a wide grin. It doesn’t matter how big or little the laugh just enjoy the feeling and the joy it brings. Laughter not only gives the body an immunity boost but puts the mind in a st

This time of year marks the Lenten season. Traditionally, this is a time of fasting for Catholics. Having grown up Catholic I recall fasting from junk food for forty days and abstaining from meat on Fridays. At some point I began questioning my motives for fasting and what Lent meant for me. Eventually, after contemplation, I began to change my Lenten ritual. My current tradition is to release something that no longer serves my spiritual growth. Self criticism is a vice I