From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Are you an impeccable lover?

August 31, 2010
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THE IMPECCABLE LOVER by Earth Empress Oh, Gentle man, what do you see when you look out at me with eyes of desire and longing? Eyes that reach out and surround me with your heat and passion: passion of wanting. Eyes that say, “I must have you.” Eyes that plead, or eyes that lust. Eyes [...]

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Change

August 26, 2010
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99% of who we’ve become by the time we’re 35 years old sits in the subconscious part of our brain and controls all of our actions.   This is why making real change can be so hard!  Science has shown that it takes 21 days to create a new habit.  Yet to make a permanent change, [...]

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A short and fast, sparkle dust zoom and fade.

August 24, 2010
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I missed saturday night’s donation yoga class for a family that’s still awaiting their daughter’s return from a solo trip in Nepal last spring.  Aubrey Sacco’s family ran out of funds to continue their search, and our small but mighty community came together to raise more. I missed this particular class due to a twisted [...]

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There is a river

August 17, 2010
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At a Native American gathering in Arizona for the 1999 summer solstice, a Hopi elder said: “there is a river flowing now, very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are being torn apart [...]

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Spicy stew or plain oatmeal?

August 12, 2010
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A few months ago at a local coffee shop, I met a man with black painted nails, multiple piercings in his nose; odd scars on his legs, and a vocabulary that let me know he was highly intelligent.  I really didn’t want to converse with him as I had pre -judged him as some sort [...]

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BBQ find!

August 10, 2010
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I’ve struggled all summer trying to grill luscious salmon and other fragile fish without messy sticking on the hot grate of my grill.   I’ve tried oiling the grate and using expensive cedar planks, one very cost effective, one not; neither desirable.  I won’t use aluminum since studies have found high levels in the brains of [...]

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There’s a time to take the cake out of the oven….

August 7, 2010
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I spent the evening last night with a group of women gathered around wine, appetizers, and good conversation. 6 out of 7 of us had recently ended our relationships.  The 7th one was in serious consideration of following suit. Once the early chit chat was over, I asked one woman, “how much of the time [...]

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feeling lonely?

August 7, 2010

For whatever reason you may find yourself feeling alone…. I loved this short video.

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A letter to the ex-wife

August 1, 2010
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Dear Soul Sister; You will come to know me soon enough.  We’re sisters in many ways, yet I know you won’t accept me….. so I write this to your heart instead of your ears. I stand surrounded by the baggage you recently left behind and find myself actually walking in your shoes.  In many ways [...]

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