Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Why we need to take a break...vacations are full of valuable lessons.
What do you consider a vacation – relaxing on the beach, camping in the woods, climbing in the mountains, sightseeing in a city, a...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
How does communicating kindness improve our well-being and our world?
Kindness. What does it mean to you? It goes beyond being nice. It is demonstrating compassion, grace, empathy, goodwill, mercy,...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
Seeking happiness? Move gratitude from just an attitude to a way of life.
The pursuit of happiness. A right listed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence along with life and liberty. A call to personal...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Can gratitude lead to success? How does it impact our personal and professional lives?
Do you want to be more successful in your personal and professional life? Who doesn’t!? When thinking about factors that could lead to...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
Did you know gratitude is good for you? Let me count the ways.
Do you feel grateful? Do you say thank you or write notes of appreciation? Are you characterized by an “attitude of gratitude”? In the...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
What is gratitude? A feeling, an action, or a character trait?
Gratitude. That’s a word one hears a lot at this time of year, the season of Thanksgiving. We are encouraged to have an attitude of...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Mar 4, 2022
- 3 min
5 lessons from 5 years at the beach
A week ago, I was walking on the beach on beautiful Cape San Blas, Florida, enjoying our final days of rest and relaxation. Today, I sit...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Gratitude Is a Choice
In this season of Thanksgiving, we are encouraged to have an “attitude of gratitude.” Really? Even in 2021, nearly two years into a...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
No bad weather, only bad gear
My #1 son has a favorite saying he uses when others want to back out of an adventure due to rain, snow, fog, or freezing cold: “There’s...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
A very different holiday
“Be careful what you wish for!” How often in years past have you found yourself wishing for a slower pace and less “hustle and bustle” at...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
Hindsight is 20/20
A year ago I wrote a blog post titled “2020 Vision,” which opened as follows… "As we enter this century’s decade of the “Roaring 20’s,”...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
Intentional Gratitude
In this season of Thanksgiving we are encouraged to have an “attitude of gratitude.” Really? Even in 2020, during a pandemic, one might...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Dec 6, 2019
- 3 min
What Matters Most
Why is it when life is rolling along “smoothly” we often fail to notice what matters most? Then, some type of crisis befalls us – a...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- May 3, 2019
- 4 min
Why should we recognize others?
In today’s throw-away world, I venture that some of the items we treasure most are notes of appreciation or praise, certificates for a...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Mar 1, 2019
- 3 min
Lessons from a month on the beach – Year 2
I am writing this while sitting on our deck enjoying the sights and sounds of the waves breaking on the beach and feeling the warm sun...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Dec 7, 2018
- 3 min
Goals are > wishes
Brian Tracy, in The Power of Discipline, said, “A wish is a goal with no energy behind it.” I agree – goals are greater than wishes. I am...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 24, 2017
- 2 min
The secret to holiday happiness is…
Buy less stuff - Make more memories. Are you making a list and checking it twice? I am too… but this year it is a list of memory-making...
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