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#559 – Live Better with RA – Tip #1

March 22, 2019 1 Comment

If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you are no stranger to its marauding gang of symptoms: aches, pains, brain fog, fatigue, insomnia and stiffness, to “#559 – Live Better with RA – Tip #1”

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#547 – Your Beautiful Heart

February 14, 2018 5 Comments

Under stress, your heart rhythm shows up as a jagged line – the two branches of your autonomic nervous system (ANS) are speeding up and “#547 – Your Beautiful Heart”

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Book Review & Giveaway: Inkspirations Love By Design Colouring Book

February 14, 2017 9 Comments

From The Heart For Valentine’s Day: Inkspirations Love By Design: Coloring The Divine Path To Manifest Your Soul Mate. Here is a Valentine’s Day giveaway “Book Review & Giveaway: Inkspirations Love By Design Colouring Book”

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Book Review: What Makes Olga Run?

November 7, 2015 2 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I made what turned out to be an inspired decision, to attend a TALK (Third Age Learning at Kwantlen) presentation. Author “Book Review: What Makes Olga Run?”

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Got “Bouncebackability”?

March 11, 2015 No Comments

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from upsets, disappointments and the hard news of life. Stress erodes “bouncebackability” but it doesn’t have to be “Got “Bouncebackability”?”

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Happy Heart Day!

February 14, 2014 4 Comments

As a young girl, I remember making a heart over the “i” in my name. I would also draw a large, stylized heart around my “Happy Heart Day!”

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Try This!

September 13, 2013 No Comments

Recall something you fretted over last month. Are you easily able to bring it to mind? How important was this “issue” when you now have difficulty recalling what it “Try This!”

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#399 – Your Heart, My Heart

February 14, 2013 No Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy Heart Day! Learning to move from the jagged rhythms on the left to the smoother ones on the right have made “#399 – Your Heart, My Heart”

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#292 – The Joys and Health Benefits of Pet Ownership

July 7, 2012 6 Comments

As you know from my blog posts here and here, I am a big believer in the joys of pet ownership, especially dogs. Not only “#292 – The Joys and Health Benefits of Pet Ownership”

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Amp up Your Appreciation

October 4, 2011

Even animals can say thank you! Did you know that by amping up your appreciation, you are undressing your stress? When you activate positive feelings “Amp up Your Appreciation”

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Treasure Your Pleasure Reading

April 15, 2011

More than once, while we were studying Shakespeare in high school, I was heard saying, “I can’t wait for this unit on Shakespeare to be “Treasure Your Pleasure Reading”

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Giving Up the Dead

October 20, 2009

It’s been several years since I’ve said, “That just kills me.” Also included in the pile of discarded phrases, “That makes me sick,” or “I’m “Giving Up the Dead”

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