Last year, I went from a slow
13 minute mile to a glacier 14 minute mile pace and gained weight all while training
for a marathon. What? The marathon schedule I choose emphasized mandatory long
runs on the weekend for endurance, and optional runs during the week.
My slowing pace really
bothered me. Did my advancing age slow my not-so-advancing feet? Was the extra
weight effecting my performance? In the health section at Books-A-Million, I read
things like run hills, add tempo runs, add a circuit workout, and run timed
laps. Sigh. The last book I picked up said it all, “To run faster, one must run
faster.”
The two books I read this
week remind me of my aha-moment with the running books. Simply Weight Loss by
Dr. Mike Cockrell and The Hummer Garden: How to increase your Hummingbird
Population by Lisa Cockrell and Chad Martin provide practical tips needed to
lose weight and attract humming birds to your home.
These small books can be
enjoyed in a minimum amount of time, but are chocked full of aha moments. For
instance, Dr. Mike states there is no magic solution to weight loss, but if
pressed for one he says, water. He then gives five examples of the effects of
water on the body.
Lisa and Chad filled
their book with photographs that emphasis the importance of color and grouping
of hummingbird attractors. Trees, flowers, vines, feeders, and a quiet space
set the perfect table for hummingbirds to feast and fellowship. A picture in
this book is truly worth a thousand words.
Dr. Mike Cockrell is a
practicing family physician in Senatobia, Mississippi. His wife, Lisa, attracts
over 100 hummingbirds to her meditation garden in Como every year. Chad Martin
not only co-wrote with Lisa, but he co-owns Laurel Rose Publishing with Dr. Mike.
The company was founded in 2012 to give would-be authors an affordable place to
publish.
Dr. Mike, wife Lisa, and
Chad Martin will represent both the writing and publishing side at the second
annual Author Rodeo Roundup on March 28 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the RC Pugh Library
in Senatobia.
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