In “The Seven Story Mountain,” Thomas Merton outlines his personal journey addressing these very questions. Motivation: How do you attain it? Sustain it? How do you find what makes you tick?

Because about 74 percent of adult and 87.5 percent of child out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes, you will likely be trying to save the life of someone you love – a child, spouse, parent, or friend – if called upon to perform CPR.

Increased humidity combined with warmer temperatures intensifies the risk of heat stroke, especially during the first few warm days as pets transition to outdoor activity.

While it is understandable that many of us feel unmotivated and put off tackling mundane tasks, such as cleaning out the garage or organizing our messy, cluttered drawers, for others, procrastination is a more serious debilitating life impediment. When even the thought of starting a task makes us feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and unable to move, it is safe to say that we suffer from serious procrastination.

For the month of July, we salute the brave men and women who protect and defend our freedoms. Thanks are not enough for your service, your commitment and putting your lives on the line.

I had an unfortunate look in the proverbial mirror the other day. It made me uncomfortable, like pit-in-thestomach uncomfortable. It caused me to examine many assumptions I had about how I exist in this world and how I impact others. About how I am perceived and, perhaps more importantly, how I perceive others.