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I wish all of you could see me as I try to write this post. Let me do my best to paint a picture for you. It is Wednesday evening,...
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The Years Are Short
As 2016 winds down, I am amazed at how quickly another year has flown by. The quote that comes to my mind is this one: “The days are...
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Staying Open
I remember being a very sensitive child growing up. I was always attuned to the emotional state of others, aware of energetic shifts and...
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The Art of Intention Setting
I believe in the power of setting intentions. These days, I find that when I open my eyes, I feel quickly overwhelmed. I think about all...
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The Power Of Words
As someone who has always loved to read and write, I have always believed in the immense power of words. Words create beauty, evoke...
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The Way Forward
To be honest, in light of last’s week’s election, I felt a great deal of pressure to say something about the outcome. To be even more...
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In Front Of Our Very Eyes
This is a brief life. Our time here doesn’t last forever, although lately, I find myself acting as if it will. Sometimes, we get caught...
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Dear me, Love me
Last week, I participated in a beautiful yoga class that involved reflecting on the cycle of life, from birth to aging to death. From...
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Practicing Love
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” (Mother Teresa) We belong to each other indeed, and...
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Vulnerability Itself
This week I had set out to write a post about vulnerability. But I realized that it was difficult to write about vulnerability…almost as...
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Wide Open Spaces
The other day, a well meaning individual said to me, “I don’t know how you do it all. I know you are really busy. Why don’t you let me...
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Beginning Again
As I look through my blog, I realize that I have written a lot recently about self care. Why it is important, how and why we should do...
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Green Juice and Doughnuts
This past Friday, I had a lovely morning. It had been a hectic week prior, between work, adjusting to the start of school, and other...
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All That Matters
I was driving my kids to school this morning, when I started to feel that familiar feeling creep in around 7:50 am. That inner...
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Turning Ten
Dear Lakshmi, Today, you turn ten years old. You are turning a corner, a decade of life, moving into the double digits. I can’t believe...
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