The Well- Pilates & Performance

12/23/2025

In addition to the problems in the world, we may also carry the pressure of worry and anxiety about kids, marriage, health, and even financial responsibilities. The weight of personal problems can feel like quite a heavy burden to carry.

Hope is our choice over fear. Believing in the good and drowning out the negativity. It is fighting for the possibilities when despair tries to drag us down. Envisioning a better future can motivate you to take the right steps to make that vision come true. Hope is powerful. It inspires us to do the impossible and helps us through difficult times.

Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.
Langston Hughes
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Rom 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.

Chloé Giancola Photography

12/22/2025

What happens when we always pick out flaws or draw attention to the negative aspects of life? We may just get more negativity because it is what we are concentrating on. Where our attention goes, our energy flows. This is not just a fun concept that helps us appreciating life, it is a powerful tool in achieving goals.

Choosing gratitude and appreciation over criticism and negativity helps attract more of the things we can appreciate and be grateful for. When we look in the mirror we could concentrate on the flaws or be dismayed at how we are aging. We could also see a fabulous smile and the wisdom in our eyes from a life of lessons learned well. If we focus on the positives, we radiate confidence and in turn bring a positive vibe to others.

Being positive and expecting good things to happen, prepares our brain for abundance. Having a clear result or outcome and learning how to focus our energy on it immediately changes our behavior, giving us the momentum needed to take small actions daily that will lead to compounding results. Your best is enough!

Our lives are defined not by the challenges we encounter,
but by how we respond to those challenges. J. L. Huie
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Phil. 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

12/21/2025

Another year ending soon reminds me how short life is. It’s important to intentionally savor the time we have left on earth. We won’t regret being intentional with our time and talent making each day count.

Time flies so quickly. Tomorrow is Monday but you blink and it is Friday. The month is over so fast. The year is almost gone and before you know it 40, 50 or 60 years of life have passed. Then we realize how much opportunity we missed. Take a breath today, slow down, enjoy the time.

•Soak up the sunshine.
•Enjoy the little things in life.
•Reach out to loved ones.
•Use the good dishes.
•Tell someone how much you care.
•Say yes to the opportunity.
•Buy the shoes.

Tomorrow is never promised
Later is not guaranteed
We forget health fades, the kids grow up, promises are forgotten. Later, a day becomes a week, becomes a year. Let’s leave nothing for later. Not right now, wait and later can cause us to lose the best moments in life, the best experiences, best friends, the best family.
The day is today.
The moment is now.
Carpe Diem!

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. John D. Rockefeller
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Eph 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

12/20/2025

Life is a bit like a cupcake. Delicious icing, colorful sprinkles, or little bits of candy, but so often we don’t really mention the cake. It is really the foundation for all that goodness. We just see the fancy toppings. Life tends to put a lot of emphasis on the shiny outside but not really a closer look at the inside.

We see beautifully filtered pics on social media, the good, pretty packaging, but so often we don’t take time to go deeper, to find the cake. When we only focus on the outside we miss out on the connections we can make. The deeper relationships that bring meaning and joy to our lives.

What if we looked for more substance in our life. We could make time for a real conversation, take a moment to look people in the eye, get past the fluff, ask about the details of their life, engage them in meaningful conversation. We can learn a lot from others and they could have an impact on our own life. Be willing to listen without waiting to speak. Find the Cake.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. Kahlil Gibran
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Prov 31:30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Chloé Giancola Photography

12/19/2025

12/19/2025

Most of us are just trying to be the best version of ourselves we can be. We are all just a work in progress. Sometimes we stumble but we can take those lessons and push forward. Small steps in the right direction, consistently are what take us to our desired destination. No mater what stage of life we are in, we aren’t really finished growing. Making progress, even if we feel like things are moving very slowly, is still progress.

Finding resilience and strength. Moving gracefully through some frightening storms and finding the silver lining. Finding hope for tomorrow. Consistent work is the magic that will help you make significant strides. Wherever you are on your journey the strength that you dig deep for along the way, is worth celebrating. We may not have conquered the mountain yet but we can certainly celebrate all the steps we have taken in the right direction. Keeping doing the right thing. You are strong enough. Your best is enough.

Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress. James Clear
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Prov 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

12/18/2025

THIS SATURDAY @ 9am!

Come by The Well and grab a copy of the Community Clubhouse Cookbook! Purchasing Overflow Foundation’s Clubhouse Community of Hope 2025 cookbook helps support individuals in our community living with persistent mental health challenges.
Designed and created by our very own clubhouse members, the cookbook contains fantastic recipes, a special section of snack recipes for your family pets, as well as stories of hope written by our members.
They are all STRONG AND RESILIENT!! Only $20 each!

12/18/2025

It can be empowering to realize that most of what holds us back is self-imposed. The first step in making any kind of change is to become aware of limiting beliefs. Start by making a list of thoughts in which you criticize yourself. As you catch yourself having a negative thought such as, I can’t do that or I am a disaster…it’s important to remind yourself that a thought is just a thought and not reality. Speaking positivity creates positive results.

Becoming aware of disempowering thoughts helps you consciously choose to let them go and replace them with more positive ones. The better you feel about yourself, the more confident you will become and be willing to take risks to try new things. Don’t let YOU get in the way of being brave. Stepping out of our comfort zone is scary and can be emotional but your best is enough!

Do one thing every day that scares you. Eleanor Roosevelt
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1Pet 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

12/17/2025

Life is short, and we only live once. Our lives are a collection of one day right after the other. The sun rises then sets again each day. In the end, the lives we live are determined by how we choose to spend each day. We can be making the most of our lives. So few of us really live life to the fullest. I am guilty of getting stuck in my routines and letting life just happen... do you feel like that’s happening to you? Today is one of the greatest gifts we have been given. Let’s use it wisely and not waste a single one. What are you doing with your dash? We can choose to just meander through life or use each day to live life in bloom. Go make today beautiful my friends

Go the EXTRA mile
Don’t settle for great be EXTRAORDINARY
Learn to laugh a lot more.
Try to make at least three people smile each day.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out.
Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
Be the exception.
Comparison is the thief of joy
Envy is a waste of time.
Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery,
and today is a gift...
that’s why they call it present. Master Oogway
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Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Chloé Giancola Photography

12/16/2025

We all know the pain of rejection...it definitely stinks. But what if that rejection was the thing that directed you to the amazing next step in life? If you have been rejected in life, I pray that the sting of rejection would be replaced by the anticipation of something fabulous about to come your way.

You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do. Eleanor Roosevelt

It hurts to be rejected...we can all agree with that. ‘We cannot let the opinions of others’ define our worth.’ It is hard to not care what others think. Some of us let it go more easily than others. That is something I work toward a little more every day. There is a sense of freedom in letting go of striving for an unattainable level of perfection and, the acceptance of people in our lives.

We can have more joy in our life when we let go of worrying about what everyone else thinks. Embracing and accepting who we truly are is what is important. How hard is that for you? How do you deal with someone’s rejection wether it’s blatant or even the subtle passive aggressive?

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
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Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly:
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

12/15/2025

Some of us don’t have a village or a tribe of supporters. We sometimes feel alone, left out, excluded. Honestly, even if we don’t freely admit it, we all feel that way at one time or another. Maybe we live a little outside the box. We don’t quite fit the mold.

You are not alone. There is truly nothing wrong with that. We can be independent, different, a little peculiar and choose to be authentic.
Be real.
Be honest.
Be unique.
Keep refusing to conform, to fit in the mold of someone else’s idea of who we should be. Look out for others that might be feeling like you, find genuine people to connect with and build your own tribe. Genuine people attract genuine people

Your best is enough. Maybe we don’t fit the mold but It’s ok not to even try. You just keep shining and blooming in your own way.

Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen. Brene Brown
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Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

12/14/2025

What are you doing with your dash? We can choose to just meander through life or use each day to live life on purpose.

Life is short, and we only live once. Our lives are a collection of one day right after the other. The sun rises then sets again each day. In the end, the lives we live are determined by how we choose to spend each day. We can be making the most of our lives. So few of us really live life to the fullest. I am guilty of getting stuck in my routines and letting life just happen... do you feel like that too?

Today is one of the greatest gifts we have been given. Let’s use it wisely and not waste a single one. Go make today beautiful my friends.

•Live life in full BLOOM
•Go the EXTRA mile
•Don’t settle for great be EXTRAORDINARY
•Learn to laugh a lot more.
•Try to make at least three people smile each day.
•Why “fit in” when you were born to stand out.
•Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
•Be the exception.
•Comparison is the thief of joy
•Envy is a waste of time.
•Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery,
and today is a gift...
that’s why they call it present.
Master Oogway
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Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Chloé Giancola Photography