I have repeated the words that make up TOPS so many times and now realize the three first words are very self-evident. However, the fourth word may need some further examination. So, let me jump right into the topic at hand. In nature, Sb symbolizes Antimony which is used in electronics and flame-retardant materials. It has no biological uses. It…
Despite my best Planning (P), things do not go as always as I hoped. In my last blog, I wrote about the importance to PaCe myself. In my excitement to push this project ahead, I used the same element twice. Pa was used in LiFe PaTh and in PaCe. I hope you see the irony in this. This unintended error has now shown me greater flexibility in Navigating (Na) the complex…
Sayings like “Take it slow”, “Slow and steady wins the race”, or “One step at a time” never really impacted me until I started to get serious about losing weight. I always wanted to get things done as quickly as I could. I also discovered building a Periodic Table of TOPS is something that cannot be rushed. In nature, Pa…
There are some elements in the Periodic Table of TOPS I connect with right away. Others, I believe have not impacted me yet, simply because I am not there in my refracted journey. The key is to know where to look when I need them to stabilize my Health (H). I have selected two more elements that get me closer…
The Making the Right Moves with TOPS blog series made its OPENING almost one year ago (April 25, 2025). The ACTIVITY of refracting on my journey to a healthier me has been a great ADVANTAGE. Using the knowledge I have obtained and sharing it across the RANK & FILE has been a wonderful DEVELOPMENT, helping me and others avoid a…
Last time I pulled back the curtain and had some fun with all of you by wishing you a good KNIGHT and acknowledging my bad attempts at humor. The next piece to refract on is the BISHOP, which takes a more serious tone. On the chessboard, each player has two pieces that can only travel diagonally on their own color.…
In the game of chess, SPACE is particularly important. This allows the player better freedom to move across the board. This also plays very well for a TOPS member. When I joined TOPS, I had a preconceived notion that I was going to be handed a specific plan to follow. Now, at that time, it would have made me feel…