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Choose Your Focus

December 5, 2018

In every moment you have the power to choose your focus. How will you focus? Where will you focus? What will you focus on? These questions almost seem too difficult to answer. There are so many …

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Category: Wellness

Left Brain v. Right Brain

November 27, 2018

If you have spent any time meditating, you have surely noted that your brain is talking to you all of the time. What you may not have realized is that this verbal activity comes from only one side of …

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Category: Books, Wellness

The Trees Are Talking [video]

November 19, 2018

  “When you are next in [the woods], you might like to think of trees as part of a big superorganism, chatting and swapping information and food under your feet.”   This fun (and …

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Category: Nature
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Gerbera Daisies

October 10, 2018

Daisies are a symbol of cheerfulness. They look up at us with their sunny faces and offer us a physical reminder of brightness and positivity. I don’t think they want us to force a smile and soldier …

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Category: Art

Orange Mango Cashew Smoothie

September 16, 2014

This is my favorite smoothie of the moment. I love the richness of almond, cashew, and mango mixed with the lightness of orange and parsley. (A squeeze of lemon adds a little extra lift to the …

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Category: MiscTag: Recipes

The Real Reason You Should Forgive People — And How to Do It

September 16, 2014

Forgiveness is a virtue, of course. But forgiving the people who have hurt you is also a very selfish practice, in the best kind of way. Imagine that you’re at the bottom of a deep, murky lake with a …

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Category: Wellness

Tropical Basil Smoothie

September 16, 2014

By this time of the summer my basil plant is always growing faster than I can handle. So as much as I love herbs like cilantro, parsley, and mint in a smoothie, I’ve been wondering if basil …

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Category: MiscTag: Recipes

The Nature Principle – On Becoming Nature Smart

September 16, 2014

What if we considered nature contact essential to our health and well-being… What would our lives be like? What would our homes, our cities, our businesses be like? What would we be like? These …

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Category: Wellness

Beginner’s Green Smoothie

September 16, 2014

This is the first green smoothie recipe I ever made. It’s so simple to put together, I used it with only slight variations for months after I bought my blender in 2013. It’s the one the blender …

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Category: MiscTag: Recipes

Forest Bathing: Heal Yourself While Hanging Out in the Woods

September 16, 2014

It’s just like taking a nice, long soak in the tub. Sort of. Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is the Japanese practice of basking in the woods for improved health and well-being. It sounds …

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Category: Wellness
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