The Hidden Power of Smiling

We are BORN TO SMILE. Seriously. We are actually born smiling.  Deep inside our mother’s womb, we float in peaceful bliss, donning a grin from ear to ear.  We even smile in our sleep. Smiles signify joy and satisfaction in life. The simple act of smiling actually does make us feel better.  AND, it’s evolutionarily…

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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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Awesome Ending Fridays

I’ve already posted about many of the awesome things Portland has to offer.  But the town with a gazillion pseudonyms holds a true place of awesomeness in my heart for so many more personal reasons than I shared before. As I pulled away from PDX last Monday afternoon, headed towards the snowy caps of Mt….

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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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Awesome Ending Fridays

This video is more than all the 10 awesome parts to my week combined.  A compilation – a manifesto. Watch.  Enjoy.  Let this be your Awesome Ending Friday. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDmt_t6umoY?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360]

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What If…

What if we allowed ourselves to be everything we were created to be? What if we were free from fear? What if we forgave ourselves? What if we were as kind to ourselves as we are to our loved ones? What if we truly believed? What if LOVE was our only reality? What if we…

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Happy HAPPY MONDAY!

Mondays can be hard.  I generally have Mondays off from work, so Tuesdays are my “Monday.”  Needless to say, once a two day break from work comes to an end and we have to get back to the grindstone, we may or may not meet the morning with a bit of a grumble and some…

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Double Duty

This past weekend I was presented with a message, inspiration, and a challenge all in one.  The idea was very simple, yet highly profound.  If I want more of something, I merely need to make more. There are a few words and concepts in our language that play “double duty:” they function as nouns or…

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