Do you know those days when you feel a stirring in your heart. Perhaps you have dusted off a bicycle recently because of that stirring…
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Let me first start off by saying I did try to exercise at the beginning, when the COVID Stay at Home Orders were first issued. Prior to that, I had finally gotten into a really solid gym routine, which often included a sauna or massage bed reward at the end. I know how hard it is to get motivated again, so I tried, I really tried to t find a way to continue that at home, it was a struggle with Netflix and books, and NO massage bed or gym friends to hold me accountable…
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When the Pandemic hit the US, we were ordered Stay “safe at home” to limit the spread of COVID-19. Many people immediately went stir crazy at the thought of not leaving their premises. I, however, have always enjoyed the solitude of weekends and school holidays…
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There is a paradox that we as women often find ourselves in. On the one hand, we are expected to be super women in all aspects of our life. We are expected to juggle family, family crisis, work, work crisis, and all other matters of life and death with ease and success. And because we live in one of the most prosperous countries in the world, we are expected to be happy, joyful, put together women on a daily basis as we master the chaos around us.
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I know this picture is harsh and I am not going to apologize. I have a family member going through cancer treatment who just had a PET Scan. As a result I did some research. I wish I could say I was shocked about what I learned. I have heard for years about how "sugar feeds cancer," yet because of the addictive nature of this nasty drug, I could not put sugar down.
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LESSONS LEARNED FROM INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: SHOES MATTER!
I WANT TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THAT I AM NOT A WORLD TRAVELER, WHICH WAS PAINFULLY OBVIOUS LAST WEEK WHEN I TRAVELED THROUGH ITALY…
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It is Friday June 3, 2016 and the California Institute for Women is in full institutional lock-down. A homicide occurred in Harrison B, the unit next door to mine. Full lock-down is just that, no movement, no work or school, no recreation, no showers…
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Often, we’re our own worst enemy. Procrastination, self-doubt, denial, and laziness are just some of the ways we hold ourselves back from achieving true success…
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Modern society teaches us that the best measures of success are productivity and achievement. However, this perspective takes its toll on our health, especially when it comes to sleep.
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I always tell people “if you knew you were going to die next week, would you spend today cleaning and eating rice cakes?”
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We are all affected when someone we love is diagnosed with cancer. When my two best friends told me their devastating news, I wanted to help; I wanted them to know I was there for them with my love and support. Mostly, I felt very helpless!!!
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So…there I was, sitting on the couch contemplating the universe. I do that quite often, contemplating that is. Most often the depth of my contemplation is just about flowers or my fingernails, but today I dove off the deep end into the whole universe thing…
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Managing our mind may sound overly simple, but at the most basic level, we DO have a choice over our minds. We really CAN choose to control what stories spin in our brains. However, choosing to control what occupies our minds takes patience, courage, and practice…
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When you’re a cancer survivor you get asked about your story a lot. When you share your story and others share theirs, you start to recognize yourself in those stories…
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In today’s society, many of us approach life full speed ahead. Low-grade stress, in the form of worry, is our constant companion. Often we’re concerned about work, family life, and finances. Sometimes this leads us to cram more activities into or eke more productivity out of every day. It is as if we’ve become hamsters on a wheel and forget that we have a choice about whether or not to get off that wheel…
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No matter where you are in life, exercising is an excellent way to relieve stress. Finishing what you have started is a great accomplishment. Finish the race and let the accomplishments be your gift to you...
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36 times this week – I lost or forgot something. I counted! I actually documented it on my phone because I was afraid I would forget the number!
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