gratitude

The Dance… My Latest Original Painting And Why I Painted It

“What is to give light must endure burning.” -Victor Frankl     In turning 49. starting my 50th circle around the sun, I’m ever aware that time on this earth, any length of time, even one day of time, is precious.  I want to start thanking my body for the gift of waking up today in it.  And focus on what an honor that is, not the things I don’t like about it or the limitations I perceive from it. To remind myself, I wanted to choose a word of the year that evoked the energy of wearing my body in […]

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Sharing A Thanksgiving Meal Just Might Make You Healthier… The Healing Power Of Connection

    You can already intuitively feel that connecting with others boosts your health. Think of how much better do you feel after a warm hug from a friend, the comforting squeeze of a partner’s hand, or the joy of laughing around a dinner table with your children. Sharing space with a loved one for even one minute is enough to completely turn a bad day into a good one. But it’s not just something you intuitively know, it’s something that has been medically studied and shown to actually protect you health. Medical studies have even shown that increasing your connection to others not only improves

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Independence Day Gratitude

    We love the 4th of July!!!!   Last year as part of our homeschooling journey I read the Declaration of Independence to my children on the 4th of July.   We discussed the meaning of the word choices in this declaration, the importance of the risk and the stand that our forefathers took in proclaiming their independence… and the sacrifices they made to lay the foundation of the country we live in today.   “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,

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Fibromyalgia Relief Right NOW

Since so many women in my practice are affected by fibromyalgia, I’m going to blog about it today with a tribute to the energetic dynamic behind this disease… because shoulder tension is something that is personal for me. What can you do energetically to release fibromyalgia flares? Read on:     I carry all of my tension in my neck and shoulders. Painful trigger points, tension headaches, tenderness in my upper back and neck so strong that at times I can’t even wear a bathing suit or a sports bra or a ponytail, or anything pulling on my neck at

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Shout out to my loves…

Just so absolutely on-my-knees grateful for the love in my life…   … a husband I met in med school…     … and married.         Children who have literally taken my breath away from sheer happiness…     … over and over again.     That my hubby is my best friend.   And I know my parents and brothers shy away from being on my blog, so I don’t mention them as much as I’d like, but I really want each of them to know that my gratitude starts with growing up in the family

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Thank you to our nation’s heroes… past and present.

  Freedom, sweet freedom!   This memorial day, I want to thank everyone who has served or continues to serve in our military. We really owe everything we take for granted in our country to you. I love the land we live on, I love the freedom I have to care for my children and educate them and raise them the way that feels best to me, I love the food we grow here and the climate and the joy and the safety and community I feel all around me. I know I owe this all to the brave men

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Starting 2011 Off On A Good Foot… After Rewinding A Bit…

Hello! Welcome to a fresh new year! A year filled with anything you can create… anything you want it to become. Our family took a few minutes on New Years Eve to write down (on our massive chalkboard that I blog about creating here) all the things we want to manifest in 2011. Then we walked around the house with a sage smudge stick and cleared the old energy out of each room, adding back in love and excitement for this new year. But a funny thing happened…. the smudge stick stayed lit while we walked through the downstairs, through

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