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Simplicity

Simple things. Simple things make a big difference. Drink water. Get some exercise most days. Be sure to rest. Especially if I’m tired, rest. Laugh daily. Cry. It’s okay. Crying is NOT weakness leaving the body. It’s a movement of energies coming up and out of the body. And this is beneficial. Cleansing. Eat vegetablesContinue reading “Simplicity”

Feels ‘n J On The Porch

Husband is back inside after a second go-round with the snow blower. Suffice it to say, there’s a whole lot of snow out there. It remains one of my least favorite times of the year. I hate wearing clothes and the time spent bundling and unbundling is an aggravation. Sigh. 😦 And yet, FWP. I amContinue reading “Feels ‘n J On The Porch”

Candles

Husband and I just returned from a walk with FurButt. While I ponder and type, he is undecorating the house from the holidays. Wreaths in windows: down and stored. Lighted greenery with big red bows: removed and tucked into boxes. Candles in the windows: staying. We’ve decided to keep the candles in the windows forContinue reading “Candles”

Tree

God nudged me awake at 1:40am. I prefer to say it this way because it makes me feel like my being awake while the world sleeps has purpose. It’s not a madness; it’s a gift. Leastwise, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I read for a little while but knew that this wasContinue reading “Tree”

There Is No Try

Luke: Master, moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different. Yoda: No. No different. Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned. Luke: All right, I’ll give it a try. Yoda: No, try not. Do… or do not. There is no try. As I sit here in my office,Continue reading “There Is No Try”

Stop, Look, & Listen

A distant train whistle sounds as I sit with tea, FurButt at my slippered feet, and this reminds me of when we lived on Washington in Dunkirk, during the early years of our marriage. Good times. ❤ As Steven refurbishes the lower apartment there now, I can’t help but recall so many memories. Vivid. Visceral.Continue reading “Stop, Look, & Listen”

My Perverse Addiction

How many Romeos and Juliets need to lie dead on the floor before we’re willing to give up this perverse addiction? Erwin Raphael McManus Pastor McManus writes: If evolution is our preferred version of human evolution, why can’t we evolve ourselves out of this primal achilles heel we know as love? Gah, love. Some ofContinue reading “My Perverse Addiction”

Why Are You Craving?

There are few things more powerful than a life lived with passionate clarity. Erwin Raphael McManus So often, as a health coach and fitness trainer for over thirty years, clients met with me to help them unpack what to eat… inevitably, we found ourselves meandering down the path of WHY do I eat what IContinue reading “Why Are You Craving?”

Break Free From Fixing Yourself

The moment you embrace all of you is the moment you break free from fixing you. Lorie Ladd Do you think of yourself as broken? If you do, it is likely that you will always be looking for a fix and or a fixer. I welcome you into a safe and sacred space of beingContinue reading “Break Free From Fixing Yourself”

LOVE IS MY GIFT

Love… is my gift to the world. I fill myself with love and I send that love out into the world. How others treat me is their path. How I react is mine. Dr. Wayne Dyer We all so desperately long to feel loved, seen, heard, valued, understood. Don’t we? I mean, is there anythingContinue reading “LOVE IS MY GIFT”