From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Peace follows you

I’ve started getting up an extra hour early in the mornings.THIS means, I’m up at o’dark hundred and it’s brutal when i hear that alarm go off. Every bone in my body wants to stay in my warm bed; especially since it’s still cold here in the early mornings. But i do it for this [...]

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Make it easy!

Random tips and thoughts: Pure Peppermint oil makes a great breath freshener and lasts far longer than gum or mints! It also stops a headache cold if you rub a few drops on your temples, across the hairline of your forehead and behind your neck near the back hairline. For a stomach ache, drop a [...]

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Presents for you and for me?

Presents? For you and me? Well, yes sort of….You see I’m not thinking about the wrapped kind, I’m actually thinking about PRESENCE and how our real presence is a present for those we love. I was walking my dog after a business lunch today and realized, as she dropped her stick at my feet, one [...]

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Detox smoothie

Simple ways to turn your morning smoothie into a spring detox? * add fresh parsley, arugula, celery, mint, organic dandelion greens, malva, or spinach to your smoothie *strawberries, papaya, apples and pineapple are all great detox fruits *flax oil, hemp seed oil or coconut oils are all detoxing and high in omega’s. *fresh squeezed lemon [...]

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Just because you can

We did a fund raiser for Haiti in February and brought tons of supplies down. My friend personally delivered the many tents, sleeping pads (yoga mats), mosquito nettings and tarps and this photo was taken. It moved me deeply. I take so many things for granted in my life. I look at this and realize [...]

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French Fry craving?

Craving crunchy, salty, greasy? Instead of french fries, chips or other salty snacks, try Jicama Fries! Your kids will love them too. Jicama is a traditional south american vegetable and is low in calories and high in water. According to The Nutrition Almanac by Gayla and John Kirschmann, it is high beta-carotene, B complex, vitamin [...]

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dark corners/bright light

I’ve had a stalker for 6 years.As I write that, i laugh a tiny bit because it sounds as though I am some famous person. Actually not the case. I’m just me and he is just a sick individual that has targeted…. me! He’s tried to hurt me in all ways and most lately, tried [...]

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hey honey…

bzzz! bzzzz!Bees may seem to be an annoyance at times, but their gift of honey is truly one of nature’s sweetest offerings.If you haven’t heard about the peril’s of our honey bees, please take the time to google it.I use honey for a variety of uses. Since it’s anti bacterial, anti fungal and a humectant [...]

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Sleepy Time

Having trouble sleeping at night? Here are a few fun tips that I’ve collected over the years: * put a pillow on your stomach while laying on your back. There is something magical about the weight of the pillow on your stomach. It relaxes your whole nervous system. * gently press your left nostril closed [...]

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Love is Actually Everywhere.

“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to makeout that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but [...]

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Unexpected Kindness

Everyone needs a little kindness once in a while.I sat down today at a busy wireless internet shop and there was an elderly man sitting next to me with his shoulders slumped, just staring into his coffee cup.I looked over at him and he looked up at me. I was thinking, oh god, look at [...]

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