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Topic ~ Caregiving
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...
The Paradox that is Diabetes
I have been encouraged to write about food as it relates to diabetes so I thought I’d tackle it this weekend. As I gaze out on grass growing in the back pasture and an aged groundhog nibbling under the bird feeder, I am wondering how to approach such a broad topic....
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
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...
In 2018 We Googled Magical Unicorn Cakes and Keto Treats
Purveyor of trending searches, Google’s 2018 top ten was all about food. If you think “local food” was of great interest, you would be mistaken and neither was climate change. Food recalls made a fair showing but not as one of the top 10. Although, within that...
Candy and a Castle, and other Christmas Memories
There is nothing sadder than the disappointment of a child on Christmas morning. Nor is there anything as delightful as the shining eyes of a child who spies his most favored Christmas wish peeking out from under the limbs of a family’s brilliantly lit tree. Over the...
Topic ~ Spiritual
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...
The Magnetism of Loving Who We Are
Welcome to #31daysofselfcare2018 Today's post has me reaching back to physics lessons. "Magnetism is one aspect of the combined electromagnetic force. It refers to the physical phenomena arising from the force caused by magnets, objects that attract or repel other...
Topic ~ Building Community
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...
The Magnetism of Loving Who We Are
Welcome to #31daysofselfcare2018 Today's post has me reaching back to physics lessons. "Magnetism is one aspect of the combined electromagnetic force. It refers to the physical phenomena arising from the force caused by magnets, objects that attract or repel other...