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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
At this point we should all know that recycling of plastic isn’t happening as we all would expect. Much of it winds up in the ocean killing wildlife and causing a ridiculous amount of pollution. Breaking the plastic habit is almost impossible. I’ve been trying to do it for years but I’m determined to do…
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Homeland:a person’s or a people’s native land.
Discovering where you are from and creating a connection to your ancestors in those lands is so important. I traveled to Puerto Rico last week to explore the island where my father was born and get to know the culture. I explored San Lorenzo where my father was born, went to the river where he…
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Roots: the basic cause, source, or origin of something.
I have a vacation scheduled in the next few weeks to go to Puerto Rico. This is my first trip and I am super excited to see where my father was born, meet cousins that I don’t know and reconnect to my roots. I am of mixed ethnicity as most United States citizens are. My…
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Finding the joy
What are the three words that spread fear throughout your body? You have Cancer. Yep those are the 3. First you want to throw up and can’t retain any information so why anyone tries to give you more than that at that point is beyond me. Then you freak out, and then at some-point you…
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New Year, moving forward
It’s been a crazy end of the year. I struggled through the holidays but came out better for it. I know in my head that when I am struggling with something or when it’s hard that I’m learning something from the process. It doesn’t make it any easier in the moment but I keep bringing…
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Self Care:the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness
A friend recently reminded me that our thoughts often become reality so be careful about what you think and say. I think my biggest take away from that is to be kinder to myself. It’s so easy to beat yourself up over something that you think you shouldn’t be stuck in but I think for…
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Numb: deprive of feeling or responsiveness
I’m trying to get excited for things, holidays, etc but I often find myself numb. This will be the 2nd holiday season we have had without our daughter and it’s just so hard. I keep seeing things I know she would like or thinking about trips we know she would love to be a part…
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Dot or Bullet journal: a method of personal organization
I’m finding it fascinating how difficult a journey it has been for me to get back to my routine of meditation, journaling, yoga, exercise etc. I feel pulled in so many directions and I’m still battling a bit of grief which I know will never fully go away. I know I will get back to…
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Celebrating Yule or the Winter Solstice
One of the longest celebrated and most well known of the sabbaths. It is a celebration of the shortest day of the year and the re-emergence of the sunny days to come. It starts December 21 and ends on January 1. It is a time of rebirth, a time to dream and a time to…
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Overwhelm: bury or drown beneath a huge mass.
Even with the best of intentions it’s easy to become overwhelmed. My mother is back in the hospital, still in AFIB which is contributing to congestive heart failure, my contractor has the flu and has been MIA on my old house my son moved into so he is living in a construction zone. My relationship…
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