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Tag Archives: gratitude
The Perfect Moment is a Choice
What I’d planned on doing this weekend was a number of items on The List, including writing my three blogs. Instead, I ended up traipsing the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in search of the perfect tree. We usually cut in Lassen. … Continue reading
Posted in conscious living, diet, Exercise, friends, health, healthy living, hiking, Inspiration
Tagged Christmas, Christmas tree, conscious living, diet, exercise, exericise, friends, fun, Goals, gratitude, Habit of Health, inspire, letting go, Mindful, moods, race consciousness, Shasta Trinity National Forest
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Healthy Relationships
We can’t really talk about optimal health without looking at the quality of our relationships. When we came to this planet, we were meant to be connected, and though modern technology appears to connect us all more than ever, the … Continue reading
Posted in health, healthy living, optimal health, relationships
Tagged coaching, conscious living, gratitude, healthy living, mental health, optimal health, relationships
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Are you available?
I am available to more good than I have ever imagined, realized, experienced or thought possible… Thanks to this lovely soul on the left, Michael Bernard Beckwith, this has been my morning mantra for the past few months. And, I’ll … Continue reading
Weeding in the Rain
For years, my kids thought this was how they came home from the store. Missing parts were normal. And for years, I thought every holiday had to have its coordinating candy (fill in your blank here) to be worth celebrating. … Continue reading
Posted in body image, conscious living, Exercise, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration
Tagged breaking patterns, chocolate bunny ears, conscious living, Eckhart Tolle, emotional eating, gratitude, Habit of Health, habits, habits of health, health, healthy habits, healthy living, in the now, inspiration, Mindful, raining, weeding
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Chai Latte Attitude
At my Redding Evening Toastmaster’s meeting last Thursday night (best meeting ever if you’re looking to hone your speaking skills with an incredible circle of people), we talked about a theme that keeps coming up for me: perspective. See this … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, conscious living, diet, health, healthy living, Inspiration, restaurants, weight maintenance
Tagged coaching, conscious living, diet, diets, energetic vortex, friends, Goals, gratitude, Habit of Health, habits, health, health coach, healthy living, inspiration, inspire, Medifast Chai Latte, Mindful, motivation, Peet's, Penzey's Spices, positive thinking, Santa Rosa, Starbucks, Torrance, Vietnamese Cinnamon, words and weight release, Yak's
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Turning Points – We Made It!
Happy New Year’s Eve, Friends! We made it! Every day since Halloween. Some of you have been here consistently with me. Watched my spelling errors. Saw words I added or deleted in error. And still you read. I feel like … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, conscious living, dance, diet, Exercise, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration
Tagged celebration, coaching, conscious living, dance, exercise, exericise, friends, fun, Goals, gratitude, Habit of Health, habits of health, health coach, healthy habits, healthy living, Holidays, inspiration, inspire, Mindful, motivation, New Year's, obesity
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Day 45 – The Dash
It’s Day 45 of the “2012 Hallow-lean Through New Year’s Dash,” but who’s counting? Actually, I’m not, but this morning when I woke up, I realized it had been a number of days since I’d decided to blog daily with … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, conscious living, diet, Exercise, health, healthy living, Inspiration, mentoring, power of words, subconscious, weight maintenance
Tagged 2012, connection, conscious living, Goals, gratitude, Halloween, healthy habits, healthy living, holiday season, Holidays, Mayans, New Year's, writing
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Letter of Gratitude to my Readers
When I was in fifth grade, I had a Japanese pen pal. Her name was Akiko. We wrote letters back and forth for several years and sent gifts on holidays. I don’t even remember how I found Akiko. I’m pretty … Continue reading →