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Why I Love the Fall

Yesterday the air was cool. We all wore thermals, my husband lit a fire, I woke up and baked zucchini muffins, later in the day made escarole soup, and for dinner, we had a hearty vegetable stew. We sat on [...]

October 4, 2010 Blog Posts, Life, My Life, Spark
Thinkin' Pink and My First Mammogram

Thinkin' Pink and My First Mammogram

Last September, I had my first mammogram. I was 33 years old, and typically they want you to get a baseline at 40, but I had some weirdness happening with “the gals”, and I didn’t want to mess around. So [...]

October 1, 2010 Blog Posts, Bounce, Life, My Life

Learning from a Tightrope Walker

Today’s ‘balance’ tip is all about countering chaos with the power of grace & focus. I love watching tightrope walkers at the circus- their elegance, grace, and focus is awe inspiring. The funny thing about the circus is often we [...]

September 29, 2010 Balance, Blog Posts, Bounce, Diaries, Find Balance Featured, Life
When It's Time to Say Goodbye

When It's Time to Say Goodbye

Of all the changes one goes through during pregnancy and after, I think there was only one that bugged me. Hips spreading, waistline disappearing- none of that stuff bothered me. In fact, I wore it like a badge of honor. [...]

September 28, 2010 Blog Posts, Bounce, Life, My Life
Birds in Flight and Questioning If Life Can Be Effortless?

Birds in Flight and Questioning If Life Can Be Effortless?

Lately I’ve been really watching the birds fly, a lot. This morning I happened to catch a glimpse of one gliding just a few feet in front of me, and I marveled at the way it just seemed effortless and [...]

September 27, 2010 Blog Posts, Diaries, Feel Grace, Life, My Life, Soar
Midday Break: Practice Forgiveness

Midday Break: Practice Forgiveness

There are so many incredible people in this world. I happened to find Melissa and her website Operation Nice in a “one link lead to another” kind of way, and I felt immediately connected to her mission “to spread the [...]

September 20, 2010 Balance, Blog Posts, Bounce, Life, Soar
Overcoming My Resistance to Change, Changed Everything

Overcoming My Resistance to Change, Changed Everything

Seven years ago I was hopelessly single. I had a great family, wonderful circle of friends, and there was lots of dating, but “love” was nowhere in sight. It became the budding joke at every event- who will I bring [...]

September 17, 2010 Blog Posts, Life, My Life

Mixed Messages Holding You Back?

Here are 2 mindset shifts that can catapult us from “dreaming” about doing something to “being” the person we were born to be. *See Yourself as You Want to Be- Now We live up to the expectations and the image [...]

September 16, 2010 Blog Posts, Dream Big, Life, Soar

10 Basic Truths of Life

I was thinking about this this morning- there are some pretty basic, simple truths in life. Here are just a few of them, let’s keep adding to the list as we go. And, please share any of the ones you’ve [...]

September 16, 2010 Balance, Blog Posts, Diaries, Life, My Life, Spark

Signs of a Funk and One Simple Shift to Turn it Around

I remember moving into my first apartment like it was yesterday. I walked in, laid down on the floor and decided to paint the room orange. I was feeling happy, independent, and orange felt like a good fit. After about [...]

September 13, 2010 Balance, Blog Posts, Life
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