A beautiful sun rises over the running track early in the morning. I took this photo in early summer. Now that we’re turning toward autumn, the sun is rising around the same time as when I snapped this. I like running in the morning, but I know many people who can’t fathom working out so [...]

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I love your outfit. Nice haircut. Wow, you look fantastic. I used to cringe when I heard anything remotely complimentary directed at me. That is, if I could even see it was for me – usually I was looking around to see who they were really talking to. How many of you just blushed when [...]

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Have you ever gone on a media fast? This is when you consciously remove media from your life for a period of time. No TV. No radio. No Internet. No cell phones or gaming gadgets. The easiest way to do this is to go on vacation somewhere remote where you don’t have access to your [...]

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I see this day as a new beginning. (It’s never too late to have a new beginning.) Today and tomorrow can be very different from yesterday if you can let yesterday go and focus on today. Today and tomorrow are about your NOW vibration, and you have complete control over that. Look for things to [...]

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It’s ok to be silly sometimes. Or enjoy watching other silliness around you. After all, you know what they say about all work and no play. You don’t want to become a dull girl or boy. If you’re not in New York, you may be saying to yourself, “Oh, that’s something that would only happen [...]

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Getting centered and balanced – that’s difficult for many people to achieve. We’re never actually totally balanced or centered. When we stand still, or what we experience in yoga class when trying a balance posture, our body is always correcting and moving slightly. We sway forward, and then back, trying to keep ourselves in balance [...]

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The recession may be shrinking wallets, but for some it’s expanding waistlines. A couple of months ago, the NY Times reported that candy sales were up – not fancy candies, but corner store and nostalgic varieties.  And a recent survey by Career builder showed that people were snacking more due to worries about the recession. [...]

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This week, I’ve been reading “The Healing Secrets of Food” by Deborah Kesten. In the book, she talks a lot about the mind-body connection and how being mindful of consuming not only makes your eating more pleasant but also makes it a more nourishing experience. In the chapter about mindfulness, she notes several studies that [...]

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