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THE PATH TO LOVE
I read “The Path to Love,” by Deepak Chopra, the first time after a breakup. It wasn’t just any breakup; no, it was a heart-squooshing, blindsided, out of nowhere, walk-90-miles-a-week just to try to...
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WARRIOR POSE
I just finished reading, (yes, I actually had to read it as it is not available on audio), this book, and it is amazing. AMAZING! It is Brad Willis AKA Brava Ram’s autobiography, the story of his...
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YES!!!
It’s that time again. Time to figure out what my word for the coming (tomorrow, for goodness sake) New Year should be. I’ve had some difficulty deciding. And really, it’s more of a phrase than just a...
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YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
My choice for today’s book recommendation is YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE by Louise L. Hay. In 1976, Louise wrote her first book HEAL YOUR BODY, which began as a small pamphlet containing a list of...
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DYING TO BE ME
From the back cover of the book: “In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body began shutting down—overwhelmed by the malignant...
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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
I loved this book by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. I just finished listening to it yesterday, though during the middle of it, I ordered the actual book, too. I knew it was one I’d want to have and be...
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A QUESTION OF TRUST
I was recently asked, given what I went through because of my sexual assault, if I trust again. I was pretty sure what I was being asked, but I replied, ‘You mean people in general?’ Hesitantly, he...
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A YOGA CHALLENGE
The yoga studio I most go to when not doing beach yoga is Mosaic. Starting on the 21st of this month, they are beginning a 30-Day Challenge, which includes doing yoga for 30 days, eating clean, and...
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I DID IT!!!
Yea! Yippee! Music cued and I’m doing the happy dance! Okay, really, I’m just sitting at my desk typing, but in my mind, I’m dancing. Yesterday was day 28 of my own personal yoga challenge, and I...
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YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT
Sometimes my own words just don’t want to come out, at least not in a cohesive way that says what I really want to say. Today is one of those days. When this happens, I go to the quotes I’ve snatched...
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TRUST AND FAITH AND TIMING
How many times have we heard that we need to trust the process? That we need to have faith that everything happens in perfect and Divine timing? While I think both of those things are important, the...
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A CHANGE OF PLANS
For a long time, as a society, we seemed to think that once it was decided what we wanted to do or what we wanted to be when we ‘grew up,’ we could not change, that we had to stay in our chosen fields,...
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FOUR YEARS AND A DAY
Today is the 4th anniversary of the day my life changed forever. But, really, every single day is an opportunity for our lives to be changed forever. It’s not so much the events of our lives that...
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A CLEAR MESSAGE?
I attended an orientation yesterday afternoon for people who think they may be interested in becoming an advocate for victims of sexual assault. This is something I’ve contemplated off and on since my...
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AN ACCIDENTAL REWIRING
Turns out our brains are a lot more elastic or plastic than was originally thought. The old thinking was once you reached a certain age, your brain was, for lack of a better way to say it, set in...
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DAY 3
Okay, so it’s only day three of the Whole30, but I want to share some of what’s happening so far. Although we haven’t been following the 7-day meal plan exactly, nor are we really supposed to, we’ve...
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ONE WEEK DONE
I wanted to give you an update on my progress with The Whole30. The easiest way to say it is, So far, So good. But, then, my post would end here. So I will fill in more details. It has been...
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A CHALLENGING SECOND WEEK
And by challenging, I mean it SUCKED. Not in the food sense, but when I thought that my nonsense (itty, bitty cold) was cured in one day with the cherry bark syrup, I was overly optimistic. And while...
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A BETTER THIRD WEEK
Just a quick update… I am definitely feeling better, though still haven’t had the burst of energy I’ve been waiting for. I am still sleeping a ton more than normal, too. It’s all good, though. If I...
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JOE BIDEN’S OPEN LETTER TO THE VICTIM OF THE STANFORD RAPE CASE
From UPWORTHY.COM: “The case’s convicted perpetrator, Brock Turner, was given just six months behind bars, despite sentencing guidelines that could have resulted in him facing up to 14 years. Why? Jail...
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