Stand on Your Hands

No, I’m not kidding, nor am I wordsmithing for creativity. Research actually shows how beneficial the inverted exercise can be for your health. Inversion tables have been around for years, making manufacturers extreme amounts of money by targeting health enthusiasts.  Headstands, too, have been practiced by yogis (and those attempting the latest yoga trend) for…

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30 Things to Do…Before We Die

I came across this article a few weeks ago  ~ boy does it put things in perspective.  It’s more than a mere “Bucket List,” but more of a manifesto and a guide to “living life to the fullest.” We seem to focus on all the little things in life and so often lose sight of…

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RE-Think Your Stress

I am a stress – case.  There’s no doubt about it. Actually, I was a stress-case, worry wart, “Mother Bowles,” as my mother would say.  But I’m working on it.  I’m learning.  I CRAVE less stress, drama, and unease in my life ~ so I’m making an extra effort to create that atmosphere for myself….

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Happiness is a Warm Puppy

Apparently we can learn a lot from the great Charles Schulz.  The renowned Peanuts comic strip author certainly has a lot to say about what really makes us all happy and what happiness truly means: The Meaning Of Happiness From The Mind Of Charles Schulz “Happiness is a warm puppy.” More than just a cuddly…

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Just Eat REAL Food

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.  “Just eat REAL food.” Human food. Food that was created on this magnificent earth to feed and nourish our bodies. Food that our bodies were created to enjoy and consume. Food that does not come with labels, calorie counts, nutrition facts, and ingredient labels. Food that…

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Mindful and Marvelous Merrymaking

I enjoyed the most spectacular meal with an astonishing and special woman very recently.  The food was delicious, of course; a nourishing feast to which I very surprisingly played no part in the preparation. The flavors were immense, eye opening, and new ~ yet the experience became most real and so alive to me in…

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9 Things You Do NOT Need to Be Happy

“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of.  You will never truly live if you are forever looking for the meaning of life.” ―Albert Camus So many of us are always searching… Why are we searching?  We are Craving4More. Yet, in all this searching, I believe we miss…

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Seasonal Ingredients

Fall is absolutely my FAVORITE time of year.  I love the crisp, cool air.  I love the subdued and peaceful energy of the surrounding light.  I relish in the comforting air temperature ~ short sleeves, long sleeves…shorts or long pants…it simply doesn’t matter! The sun shines, the leaves turn, and we settle in for the…

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Curly Headless Cabbage

There is certainly no demistification necessary when it comes to my adoration of kale.  It simply is delicious in any and every way. I have to admit, I have backed off my consumption these days, in favor of more seasonal produce.  But, now that fall is here and the cool weather has arrived, I plan…

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