Today, I decided to make a list. Thinking about how short life can be, I am sharing my wisdom, thoughts, experience, and my take on life in list form. This is not an exhaustive list by any means, nor do I feel I have mastered any of these. But, I think this is a decent…
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As a lifetime lover and student of literature and as an author myself, there are no words to describe Eve Ensler’s absolutely stunning, courageous, and profound book, In the Body of the World. I am not kidding! It is nothing less than a 21st-century original masterpiece! Ensler’s prose is so poignant, original, and raw; it will ignite the…
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On the last day of the year, 2013, I thought I would ponder, once again, that age-old question: “What is the meaning of life?” What a crazy question that has been asked over the centuries since the beginning of time! There is no other question, I believe, that has been asked more. And, answers? There…
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“What I care most about is variety. Give me that, and I can do almost any job.” – Scanner 1 “For me, the right career doesn’t exist. It would have to satisfy my creative part, be challenging, and be sometimes solitary, sometimes social.” – Scanner 2 The above quotations are taken from Refuse to Choose!…
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“The body is a feedback system for the mind.” – Daniel R. Condron There is no better book that I have read so far that explains, simply and logically, the connection between our thoughts and beliefs and disease or illness. All attitudes, thoughts, and beliefs, whether good or bad, manifest in the body. Daniel R.…
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“Change your perspective, and the most ordinary things take on expressible beauty.” – Karen Maezen Miller Absolutely one of the best books I have ever read on the simplicity and beauty of all of life is Karen Maezen Miller’s, Hand Wash Cold: care instructions for an ordinary life! Simply, Ms. Miller uses the metaphor of…
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It is autumn. It is a time that signifies the end of something, the beginning of something else, and the “in between.” It is a time when the old life withers and new life eventually emerges. It is a time of change. So many of us are truly afraid of change, but change is something…
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I’m a runner. I often get the question every runner gets: “Why do you run?” My response to that question varies depending on what state of mind I am in and how I feel. You see, there are many reasons why runners run. We run because it feels good during the run; we run because…
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“What do you know?” There was no doubt that I was not prepared for this question at the interview! The question should have been, “Tell me about yourself?” or “What did you do at your previous job?” I was a bit perplexed and my mind froze for a few seconds as I desperately tried to…
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Look no further for a very comprehensive and thoroughly researched book about the mind/body relationship and disease than Lissa Rankin’s Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You can Heal Yourself. Dr. Lissa Rankin brilliantly explains how our minds, thoughts, and beliefs can alter our health dramatically! Dr. Rankin brings her medical experience, knowledge, expertise, thorough…
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Vilma Reynoso 