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Topic ~ Caregiving
Reflecting this Mother’s Day on Mother Mary
I always have mixed feelings about "holidays" such as Mother's Day but I went to bed last night thinking of Mother Mary. I thought about how much she went through as a mother of which we can choose to identify. First, she was pregnant without being married, then she...
Being Kind to Myself is My Superpower!
"Be kind" is something we are frequently admonished. Be kind. What a great phrase! They are great words to hold up to anything we do or say. My daughter will say to her daughter "was that kind?" or "were you being kind?". It's a stop, look, and listen kind of thing....
Shatter Old Beliefs
Shatter old beliefs that don't feel true. Ask: Do I know that's true? How do I know? Can I apply love to my relationship with this belief? When presenting a belief, how is it received? Many of our beliefs are generational. "We learn what we live" is said of beliefs...
Topic ~ Human Trafficking
Sustainable Seafood Summer Grilling
I’m sitting on my deck writing and working on a new product line. Words cannot adequately describe the commotion that is going on in my backyard! For several days blackbirds have been taking over the bird feeder. Only yesterday morning did I see them back down to a...
6 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help End Human Trafficking
What is human trafficking? According to the United States National Trafficking Hotline website, the legal definition of human trafficking: Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for...
The Hand that Milks the Cow
I continue to think of how results of Fairtrade practices filter down to farm laborers. Fairtrade considers fairness to farm owners but often leaves out fairness to laborers. This is often reflective of the need for awareness, education and a change in cultural...
Topic ~ Food
When Food Reminds Us of Home
Two visiting Chinese students in a Chicago airport were pointing at a Starbucks as one of them exclaimed “Look! Just like at home!” I smiled. Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks would be pleased. Part of his business philosophy when he bought Starbucks was to...
Is Jimmies Really a Racist Term for Chocolate Sprinkles?
Every summer, when my cousins would visit from the city, we would make at least one trip a week into town to “Magno’s.” Magno’s was iconic for soft serve ice cream. We kids would pile into the back of the wood-paneled Pontiac; squished tighter than sardines. Most of...
This Food Safety Revolution May Mean End to Bacterial Food Contamination
During the last of 2018, I frequently posted on social media news about food recalls. At first, I only focused on recalls in the United States. When ground turkey was recalled in both Canada and the United States, I expanded my search. I discovered food contamination...
Topic ~ Spiritual
Reflecting this Mother’s Day on Mother Mary
I always have mixed feelings about "holidays" such as Mother's Day but I went to bed last night thinking of Mother Mary. I thought about how much she went through as a mother of which we can choose to identify. First, she was pregnant without being married, then she...
Shatter Old Beliefs
Shatter old beliefs that don't feel true. Ask: Do I know that's true? How do I know? Can I apply love to my relationship with this belief? When presenting a belief, how is it received? Many of our beliefs are generational. "We learn what we live" is said of beliefs...
Blanketing the World with Denmark’s Hygge
How to survive the rest of winter is today’s question. Mainers know that winter has a way of causing us to be snow schlepping around in fur-lined boots at a time when April showers are elsewhere. In the quest to find something interesting and innovating to take me...
The Path to Freedom is Through Balance, Harmony, and Equality
Welcome to #31daysofselfcare2018 The basis of today's post comes from a previous post "I See Me in the Mirror." Bringing balance, harmony, and equality into our lives depends strongly on our ability to build loving relationships. And THIS requires us to understand...
Topic ~ Building Community
Reflecting this Mother’s Day on Mother Mary
I always have mixed feelings about "holidays" such as Mother's Day but I went to bed last night thinking of Mother Mary. I thought about how much she went through as a mother of which we can choose to identify. First, she was pregnant without being married, then she...
Shatter Old Beliefs
Shatter old beliefs that don't feel true. Ask: Do I know that's true? How do I know? Can I apply love to my relationship with this belief? When presenting a belief, how is it received? Many of our beliefs are generational. "We learn what we live" is said of beliefs...
Blanketing the World with Denmark’s Hygge
How to survive the rest of winter is today’s question. Mainers know that winter has a way of causing us to be snow schlepping around in fur-lined boots at a time when April showers are elsewhere. In the quest to find something interesting and innovating to take me...
The Path to Freedom is Through Balance, Harmony, and Equality
Welcome to #31daysofselfcare2018 The basis of today's post comes from a previous post "I See Me in the Mirror." Bringing balance, harmony, and equality into our lives depends strongly on our ability to build loving relationships. And THIS requires us to understand...