Quit your CFU job….

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Don’t worry….there are no curse words in CFU, it means CHIEF FIXER UPPER. How do you know that you have been promoted to this exhaled position? Well, it’s the subtle signs; only you can find the cold cuts in the fridge only you can pick up socks from the floor only you can load a… [Continue Reading]

Let there be light!

dew-on-flower-image via wallpaperpassion

Let there be light! I love sunshine! I love how the light plays on the leaves of the trees in my garden, how the sun’s rays play on the water in my pool and how the drops of dew look like diamonds when the morning light kisses them. Can there be too much light? I… [Continue Reading]

Take your OWN pulse…

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Have you ever embarked on a training regimen where you were required to stop every so often to take your pulse? Why do you think the trainer or teacher makes you do this? Well…it’s a heart health thing, right? There are ranges of the pulse that are healthy and ranges that are not. When your… [Continue Reading]

Yoga for your Soul and Spirit….

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I hope the title of this post made you slightly curious. It was quite difficult to name this, as I KNEW what I wanted to say but I was not sure how to title it so that it made sense. Was I frustrated in the “not knowing” of what the title would be? No, I was… [Continue Reading]

Gratitude, Presence and Self-care…a GPS for life’s twists and turns.

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How many of us now depend on devices that help us to navigate our way to a new destination? The answer is lots of us. How many of us refuse to tune into our inner GPS to find the way to Peace and Joy? The answer is LOTS of us. While it is easy to just put an address… [Continue Reading]

The mathematically correct way to say NO…

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N + O = Time + Energy Boost. We have all been there, someone asks for something and we are swamped BUT we say YES because of: Guilt Fear Powerlessness Cultural norms Yes, this list can be endless. It does NOT matter why you say YES when you want to say NO, because the effects… [Continue Reading]

Lonesome…Lonely…Alone…

Lonely girl by willgame on Flickr

What do these words mean to you? Are you missing a person? Many people? Certain things? Here’s a little exercise to try. Remember the last time you were lonely or lonesome. Really get back into the memory and allow yourself to feel  it in your body. Now describe the feelings with some adjectives. Now remember… [Continue Reading]

If you build it… Will they really come?

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What if you build something, or create something or plan something and people say they will attend. Yes, they are sure that they will come. So you invest time, money, energy, etc, and you are pumped, and you are energized and you are ready. The day has finally arrived, with all the planning, all the… [Continue Reading]

A Holiday Riddle…

i keeps it real

What do you get if you crossed, Paula Deen, Martha Stewart and June Cleaver… a migraine for all us mere mortal women! I was recently strolling thru an airport and came upon a bookstore. So of course I wasted a nice chunk of change on magazines. They were all Christmas magazines and each had copious… [Continue Reading]

Snowflakes and days

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Winter is here and recently I came to the conclusion that days are like snowflakes. No two ice crystals are alike yet they are all called snowflakes. We know flakes are white, they have six little crystals reaching out from the center, but from there the design, shape, texture of that snowflake is unique. Days… [Continue Reading]