Sweat & Smiles

Posted on March 13, 2021

Just take a breath. Take a moment to catch your breath. Breathe a sigh of relief. Don’t hold your breath...

Posted on March 06, 2021

When an uncomfortable emotions arises we’ve been trained to find the nearest exit or an off switch. Anger? Run....

Posted on February 20, 2021

At your most primal level you want belong. This conditioning started in your DNA way back before you had...

Posted on January 30, 2021

No excuses. No pain, no gain. Just Do It. You want to know what I think when I hear these phrases? Well,...

Posted on January 23, 2021

Did you know ultra independence is a defense mechanism? That was a casual question posed to me by a counselor. I...

Posted on January 16, 2021

I’ve been a certified personal trainer, teaching group fitness classes, and teaching yoga for 11 years. One thing that...

Posted on January 09, 2021

Ever feel like your eight year old self? Every now and then a smell, a meal, playing with my son, someth...

Posted on January 02, 2021

My growth as a person hasn’t come from my yoga mat or while sitting in meditation. It’s come from the mess and the fir...

Posted on December 26, 2020

The fact that the two largest diet trends right now are Keto and Plant-Based is very telling about our culture and the...

Posted on December 19, 2020

I missed a turn and my son asked why; out of habit and maybe a little exhaustion I said “I’m not perfect.” My sweet so...

Posted on November 28, 2020

It’s not “okay” to rest. It’s not “okay” to take a nap. It’s not “okay” to skip out on some things. It’s not “okay” to tel...

Posted on November 14, 2020

There’s a story about a group of monks who went down to a river at night, got in a boat, and began rowing as hard as t...

Posted on November 07, 2020

What do you eat? Of all the questions I get in regards to my job, that is the one I hear the most. Each...

Posted on October 24, 2020

Language is powerful. What we say and how we say it can have a big impact on the people we are speaking to – often muc...

Posted on October 10, 2020

I’m in the business of changing habits, perspectives, and standards of living. All of this requires energy and accepta...

From the Bench: Despite ACL Surgery, Sal...

The date is as clear as the moment it happened and the pain that followed for Bridgeport High School senior Salam Rajj...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Indian Football Seniors fro...

See anyone you know? These are the seniors from the Bridgeport High School 1961 football team. According to Hug...

Posted by Dick Duez
ToquiNotes: The Deceased Restaurant Memo...

Editor's Note: This blog ran more than eight years ago. And it drew so many comments on restaurants I missed that a se...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Grapevine: Sister Trip through Almos...

This past week I found myself on a little trip to have some sister time with my sister Joan. My sister-in-law Trina Pe...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
It's Happening: Bridgeport Elementary St...

Halloween festivities are behind us, and autumn is moving into the rearview mirror. As our focus shifts to the Christm...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Read to Feed

We are challenging the community to read 1 million minutes by the end of 2025. Need more convincing to read and track...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
Why Bridgeport? How do you Measure a Man...

Editor's Note: Jon Griffith formerly wrote this blog as a member of Bridgeport City Council. The majority of Griffith's de...

Posted by Jon Griffith