A friend made this post on Tumblr a couple of weeks ago. It’s been tugging at my heartstrings ever since. If you read a recent front page story of the San Francisco Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become…
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Happy Independence Day!
Read morePatriotism is a funny thing. Both of my grandfathers are veterans of foreign war, as are many other family members & close friends. For the great sacrifices that have been made—& are currently being made—I am deeply grateful. I am by nature a peace-loving person,…
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You can change or stay the same.
Read moreSome of the best advice I’ve ever heard… For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there…
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The Key to Happiness: Make Excuses or Make Magic
Read moreI want to let you in on an enormous secret. It’s huge. It’s life changing. It’s intense. It’s a game changer. It is the secret to happiness. Are you ready for it? You sure? Okay. Here it comes…. . . . . . . .…
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Support Farmers’ Markets: Buy Local
Read moreOver the past year, I’ve slowly shifted my food purchasing to 99% organic. I started slowly by seeking organic food at my regular groceries. Eventually I was disappointed with the limited options at the big name stores and tried local natural food stores. At these…
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Overcome Self-Limiting Beliefs
Read more“Love whatever gets in the way, until it ceases to be an obstacle.” —Mark Nepo There lives an elephant kept from his freedom by a thin rope tied to one leg. A passing man, who realized that this flimsy tether could not restrain…
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SWAN: Raise Your Awareness
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…
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Losing a Pet
Read moreFor the past two weeks I’ve been intensely struggling with Mika’s death. Long story short, she was my baby. I raised her from a tiny kitten. I considered her a daughter and not a pet. She was an inside/outside cat. She was a hunter. Sometimes…