With time, and saliva, the ant will devour the elephant.” —Ancient Chinese proverb I spent the first half of my life between forty and seventy pounds overweight. I’ve never told anyone this before, but most nights before I went to sleep, I would lie in bed praying. Dear God, Please let me wake up and be thin. I would pray over and over. I was fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty.…
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Volunteering Matters: Apshawa Preserve for NJCF
Read morePreface: Volunteering Matters is an ongoing series. In this series, I share photographs & thoughts regarding my favourite volunteer projects. Volunteering is an important part of my life. I’m always looking for ways to volunteer my time & energy to good causes. Because I am such a passionate person, my interests spread far & wide. While it can be difficult to manage multiple careers, it’s a lot easier to take…
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Carousel—07.16.10
Read moreEvery Friday, I post my favourite links, posts, & resources from around the Web. Expect to learn, grow, & be inspired. – – – – – – – – – 1. confidence vs. blind faith: rock ‘em both: Here on the East Coast, it’s bathing suit season—no better time to start thinking about confidence! This post is about much more than confidence though. As always, I love Danielle’s real-world, genuine…
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Conservation & Zoology
Read moreOur task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. —Albert Einstein For as long as I can remember, I have absolutely loved to visit zoos & aquariums. My childhood dream was to be a zoologist or a marine biologist. Lucky for me, my parents entertained my enthusiasm & took me to the incredible…
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Fence Tape & Cow Brains
Read moreLast week this short, but brilliant post appeared at Exile Lifestyle. I’m thrilled that Colin has allowed me to share it with my readers here. Enjoy! There’s an interesting practice in the cattle industry on the North Island of New Zealand that allows for easy movement of cows from one field to another. Rather than building costly and unwieldy fences, ranchers will leave one section of the fence unbuilt and…
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Trading Cash for Experience: Mt. Fuji Restaurant
Read morePreface: I’m not a fan of money, spending money, or obtaining material possessions. In my life, I practice minimalism whenever possible. My opinions about money & possessions are largely shaped by my financial history (which you can read more about in previous posts). Despite the facts that I am frugal & that money is not my favourite thing, there is one thing that I am willing to spend my money…
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Carousel—07.03.10
Read moreEvery Friday, I post my favourite links, posts, & resources from around the Web. Expect to learn, grow, & be inspired. – – – – – – – – – 1. Secret Secret Garden Party: My friend Julie has an amazing baking blog. She shares the most delicious recipes & the most gorgeous photographs. I highly recommend checking her out. I loved this post wherein she planned a top secret…
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Review: Penelope & 3 Tips to Build Confidence
Read moreMy return flight from Columbus to Newark is delayed 4 hours. Lucky for me I have my laptop & the Columbus airport has free wireless. MacBook + Wireless + Netflix on Demand = a very happy Dena. 😉 I decided to watch Penelope because I’ve been meaning to watch it for awhile & I am so glad that I did. Cristina Ricci is one of my favourite actresses. I didn’t…