Neglecting one area of self-care creates emotional disharmony in the rest of your life.

Many people put others first, triggering guilt, stress, and a harsh inner dialogue.

Small, intentional shifts in sleep, movement, or relationships can restore harmony.

This Valentine's Day, I took my wife, Ashley, to the orchestra. Much better than trying to fight for a reservation at a Boston restaurant. Sitting in the audience, listening to these professionals in perfect harmony, brought me back to my days in the band.

I wasn’t good, it was mandatory, and I played the trombone. I desperately wanted to quit. We couldn’t have backpacks in school, so I walked through the halls lugging my trombone in my right hand and books under my left armpit. This made me a perfect target for a bully or two to come up behind me and smack the books out from under me.

Anyways, I digress. I wanted to quit, so I politely told my band instructor I would no longer like to play the trombone. He refused my polite request, so I subsequently and intentionally played poorly in the next band........

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