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How to Carry a Healthy Smile Wherever You Go

May 20, 2018 By Nedra McDaniel Leave a Comment

Just about everywhere I’ve traveled, I’ve encountered kindness wherever I go. I REALLY found that out when I broke my ankle and traveled solo for a conference on crutches. I experienced strangers who went out of their way to do a simple but meaningful task like grabbing a door for me or helping me with a bag. I’ve also had those moments when my kids were younger and having a meltdown where the kind words or a SMILE from a stranger made all the difference.

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Adventures In Exercise – Why it took me so long to try a Spin Class

September 8, 2011 By Nedra McDaniel Leave a Comment

“I’m soooo sorry, Are you ok?,”- that’s what the old lady in my hydrorider class said to me after she accidently dropped her 55lb bike on my head as I was helping her get it into the water. I was fine but had to hold an icepack on the side of my face for the whole duration of the water “spin” class.

We had joined our gym a few years ago and it took me the longest time to even try a group class. I always thought the women that attended those were genetically superimposed with the DNA of superheros. I was so intimidated to stare at myself in front of a mirror with a bunch of other women doing exercises or dance moves that looked ridiculous.

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