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Mar 25, 20156 min read

Day 365: A life of abundance and gratitude

I’ve had friends ask me what I was going to write about on the last day. If I already had it written. If I was going to reveal...

Dec 4, 20144 min read

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Day 253: Eurfuckingreka

Sometimes it’s amazing how all the dots connect and everything suddenly makes sense. I mean, I suppose I should be used to that by...

Oct 27, 20141 min read

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Day 215: I found your intangible

On Day 8 (boy, that seems like a lifetime ago) I vented about being told by a boy that I was missing that “intangible” quality. To feel...

Sep 16, 20142 min read

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Day 174: Real life

I was a bit surprised he hadn’t asked. He’d gone back and read most, if not all of my posts, so Mr. Universe was very familiar with my...

Sep 14, 20143 min read

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Day 172: Sources of fulfillment

Reading the book makes me excited to get started helping people to help themselves. I stumbled upon this quote today… “As long as we...

Jul 6, 20143 min read

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Day 102: Replace it with something real

I’d liken it to PTSD…a post traumatic stress disorder that would more accurately be described as a post traumatic stress reaction. It...

Jul 2, 20144 min read

Day 98: Paddle board musings

Today Princess Grace, Kilo, Mama J and I spent the day on paddle boards on Gross Reservoir…which is anything but gross. At a little over...

Jun 18, 20143 min read

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Day 84: The fault in our stars

“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world…but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.” That quote is so...

Day 75: It’s official…because Facebook says so

Jun 9, 20144 min read

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Day 75: It’s official…because Facebook says so

I used to joke that nothing is real until you see it on Facebook. So I guess it’s official then…I’m in a relationship with Mr....

Jun 2, 20143 min read

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Day 68: I am smart

But I’ve done it for years. I’ve made these little contracts with myself…these “I AM….blah, blah, blah…something negative” statements....

May 31, 20144 min read

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Day 66: Sleeping to dream

A friend asked me what I would do if The Taste got his shit together and reached out to reconnect. Specifically the question was in...

Day 65: Sailing into unchartered territory

May 30, 20142 min read

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Day 65: Sailing into unchartered territory

I met a new friend yesterday for coffee and we were sharing life stories of how we’ve used pro/con lists to make many, if not all, major...

Day 58: Trash day is every Thursday and I need to sit this shit at the curb

May 23, 20143 min read

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Day 58: Trash day is every Thursday and I need to sit this shit at the curb

So, here goes…. I don’t trust myself. Correction, I don’t trust myself in one particular aspect of my life. Everywhere else, I’m good. I...

May 16, 20142 min read

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Day 51: Brand new kinda me

I have this thing with my email in box where I hate clutter…actually, I don’t really like clutter anywhere in my life…but especially not...

May 6, 20143 min read

Day 41: Un-becoming everything that isn’t really you

Last week I had my first call with my life coach since retiring and we had a lot to catch up on. She didn’t know about my mom…India…Key...

Apr 27, 20143 min read

Day 32: Cultivating awareness

I had an awesome day today! It started with a 9am session with my shamans. Correction, it started with Starbucks and then off to my...

Day 31: If you feel a release tomorrow, it just might be my cord to you

Apr 26, 20144 min read

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Day 31: If you feel a release tomorrow, it just might be my cord to you

Sometimes it’s a simple reminder of something that we’ve learned previously but may have forgotten or aren’t practicing – like being kind...

Apr 21, 20144 min read

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Day 26: Saying goodbye, tastefully

I went to bed last night knowing I needed to write this post today and woke up dreading the thought of doing it. Rather than sitting down...

Apr 13, 20143 min read

Day 18: A pilgrimage of self realization and love

Thanks to an incredibly insightful gift from my friend, Jill (she’s kind of a big deal), I’m reading The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho on my...

Day 8: Being physically present and turning the intangible into that which can be touched

Apr 3, 20145 min read

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Day 8: Being physically present and turning the intangible into that which can be touched

For whatever reason – maybe it’s the rain – I’m in a reflective mood today. As a result, my thoughts and emotions are all over the...