Is There Anything Better?

Surrounding yourself with positive people, positive experiences, real food, and real people makes for a great day – a f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s. day, in fact. A brisk morning walk. A breakfast of Perfectly Poached eggs with loving company and conversation. A playlist of fun and dancing, songs that speak to the heart. Sunshine.  Gorgeous sunshine and fresh…

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Gifting More

I constantly write about Craving4More – touching on the idea that we are all craving for more in our lives… We crave love, attention, touch, satisfaction, and fulfillment.  Generally, we seek these cravings from one of four aspects, or areas of our lives: Psychology – how we think Hormones – how we chemically respond Immunity…

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What Matters Most

What matters most in life has nothing to do with stuff – or at least it shouldn’t. The people, the relationships, and the love in your life are make Life worthwhile. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqMC0OloUXs?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] Don’t forget to love YOURSELF.

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Play Dates

Life has been rather crazy for me lately.  The last year, really, has been crazy challenging.  If it’s not one thing, it certainly is another, it seems.  And that ONE THING is something big, bad and ugly, and appears to be it for a while, at least. As a consequence, “play” has definitely gone by the…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

10 AWESOME Things: 1.  Encouraging friends – it’s awesome knowing someone cares. 2.  Cult followings.  Strange – unrealistic – but still pretty awesome. 3.  Sara Bareilles – Breathe Again.  Gorgeous and inspiring, and, of course, awesome. 4.  Big men carrying tiny toy puppies. 5.  Laughing even though it feels like there is just no hope….

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Awesome Ending Fridays

It’s been a long week – a long and painful week.  A stress fracture that does not seem to be healing, changing, or relenting is not so awesome.  Fortunately, Life presents some pretty awesome things otherwise… 1.  Family time.  Spending valuable moments together. 2.  Longer days.  Moments, even seconds, of extended daylight after a dark…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

Oh boy, this was another week that did not quite feel so awesome.  It started off great – I was told that I have an “embarrassment of riches.”  This IS so true.  Mid-week, though, Humpday Wednesday, brought some disappointing news, to top off the other worries and frets surrounding my spirit. I sure am glad,…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

1.  Chocolate.  Wine.  Chocolate and wine together – Sweetie Pie Divine! 🙂 2.  Smiles of friends 3.  Random Acts of Kindness Week 4.  4 consecutively dry days in the PNW (maybe a misting – but it’s pretty dry!) 5.  The sound of wind blowing through pine trees – my favorite intonation of all time 6….

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Awesome Ending Fridays

This week didn’t feel very awesome.  However, as I got down to thinking about the awesome things that did happen, I realized how blessed I am.  We all are.  Count your awesome blessings each and every day. 1.  Unexpected gifts from friends.  SO AWESOME.  Thank you Jamie. 2.  Neighborhood strolls on dry (and somewhat sunny…

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