Archive for July 2013
Do you like your glasses half full or half empty?
Do I have a choice? Yes! Happiness is a choice as I discussed yesterday in my post Turn that Frown Upside Down. We make a decision each day, in each way whether we are going to embrace joy or not. This brings me to the topic of gratitude. Gratitude feels like one of those hokey…
Read MoreTurn that Frown Upside Down
These days I have fascinated by researching happiness. You may be wondering, well have you BEEN happy? The answer is yes, at times and less so at others. Why you ask is a person who has lots of free time in the summer not happy…well my answer is I am human and at times can…
Read MoreWhat is the point of eating healthy, we are all going to go someday, someway, right?
I know that this is on your mind because it’s on mine sometimes. I definitely thought about it more before I decided to get healthier. What is the point of spending more money on organic food? Hadn’t my grandmother lived all these years without it?. Also aren’t we constantly getting conflicting information about what’s healthy…
Read MoreGive me some of that good ole lovin
What’s better than a big old hug and kiss from your Grammie. Nothing and I got me some Italian grandma lovin today. Just thinking about going to see her made me warm and tingling which brought me to the subject of this post. In fact, we ended up talking today about something tied to this…
Read MoreSugar is toxic…shocking!
Yes, sugar is toxic. Those of us who have been sugar addicted I don’t think were ever doing anything healthy by indulging. In 2011 The New York Times put out an article “Is Sugar Toxic?” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 : which detailed all the ways in which yes people, it is. I know this comes as a shock with…
Read MoreThe Art of Doing Nothing…that’s an art?
If I am to be honest this is yet another line from Eat, Pray, Love (yes, I may need to hide it so I stop watching.) It was in a scene where Julia Roberts is in Italy and the people she meets tell her that this is something that Italians know well and Americans have…
Read MoreWhy did I not listen to my gut and take the umbrella????
No that was not me today as it already had started to rain before I left the house. But it is me some days! Ugh don’t you hate it when you have this nagging feeling to do or not do something, you ignore the feeling and then realize uh I should have listened??? Or your…
Read MoreGod Dwells within Me as Me
The title of this post is a line from Julia Robert’s character in Eat, Pray, Love. So yes, I am a chick who is obsessed with chick flicks. And I am a chick who does yoga who likes chick flicks so of course I would like this one, right? Well my interest in this book…
Read MoreThe Ties that Bind Us
My career path up to this point has been in the area of domestic violence, corrections, trauma and addictions. Um, ya all that in 14 years post grad and four years prior to that. To say I have seen a lot and have had a heavy career is an understatement. I always joked that I…
Read MoreYour Eyes Go Where Your Car Goes
The title of this post is a line from a beloved book I read over the past year “The Art of Racing in the Rain.” It’s a book written from a dog’s point of view living with his owner. It has a spiritual subtext and if you love dogs it’s a must. But back to…
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