Do you ever wish you can press ‘re-set” on something, like hitting “control / alt/ delete” on your computer to refresh something that’s gotten tangled? I do, and we’re about to come upon one of the most natural times of year to consider where to press that re-set button. Naturally it’s January 1, 2019.

November is Diabetes Awareness month. I don’t normally write about “awareness months” but diabetes is such an enormously pressing issue it’s important to take a look at it. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), 30.3 million Americans (nearly 10% of the population) have diabetes costing $327 billion annually in direct medical costs and lost productivity.

Is willpower finite? Have you ever asked yourself this question? I had not until recently when I read “The Marshmallow Test. Why Self- Control is the Engine of Success” by Walter Mischel, professor Psychology at Columbia University.

Tuesday after Labor Day “Jane” came to her fitness appointment and somewhat sheepishly confessed she’d not been active that week with her weight lifting program. I’ve heard lots of apologetic confessions and some of them are valid reasons, so I gave her the “why??” eye and quietly waited for tales of a fabulous European junket or debilitating illness.

I am a semi-proud card carrying member of AARP. It’s an odd feeling to open that application shortly after blowing out the inferno of candles on the half-century cake; but as un-sexy as AARP publications are, the reading is pretty good, and at least I get a periodic reminder that there’s good reason I don’t bounce like I did 25 years ago.