Over the past several years something has come to my attention, time and again. It appears that instead of making the health and well-being of its citizens its top priority, the United States Government is bending to the will of big corporate lobbyists. There are two examples that I would like to share with you. 1. The Vanishing Bees In recent years, honeybees have been rapidly dying and literally vanishing…
December 2011
17 Posts
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Choose Peace this Holiday Season
Read moreRecently I asked my Twitter and Facebook communities for tips on Surviving the Holiday Madness. Along with their tips, many people told me why the the holidays cause them stress. Manu said that he gets hung up on thinking about gifts. To combat this, he concentrates on the fact that spending time with family and friends should be the main focus of the season. He sets his intentions on helping…
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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!
Read moreToday, Matthew & I ventured out into the cool December air in search of the perfect Christmas tree! After a little bit of searching we found the perfect balsam fir. ♥ Picking out & decorating the tree are a couple of my favourite holiday traditions. Here are some snaps from our day. May your days be merry & bright, Dena P.S. If this post makes you depressed & you’ve got…
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Poetry Friday: Thrush | Louise Gluck
Read moreThrush | Louise Gluck Snow began falling, over the surface of the whole earth. That can’t be true. And yet it felt true, falling more and more thickly over everything I could see. The pines turned brittle with ice. This is the place I told you about, where I used to come at night to see the red-winged blackbirds, what we call thrush here- red flicker of the life that…
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SWAN: Three Happy Things
Read moreSWAN (Stop Wasting Away Now) is a weekly dose of inspiration from me to you. Each week I will make a short video post about something on my mind. The posts will be unscripted & shot straight from my soul. Stop wasting away now, life’s too short! Thank you for all for your support during my book launch this week! The response has been overwhelmingly positive and I am so…
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No Alcohol November: The Results
Read moreLast month, I embarked on a No Alcohol November Challenge. My reasons for starting the challenge were not perfectly clear. I said that I wanted to experience all of the things that people report after giving up alcohol—optimized health, weight loss, increased focus, motivation, and energy. But if I am going to be honest, the truth is, I did it because I knew that there was “something” not right about…
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Reminder: Only 2 Days Left for Pre-sale Discount!
Read moreIt’s been a quiet week around these parts, friends! I’ve just returned from a conference down in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The conference was a success but I got entirely too little sleep. The bright side is that I had the most gorgeous view of the Atlantic Ocean from my hotel room. And since I was up way before sunrise every morning, I snapped a couple of lovely instagram shots.…