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Learning the hard way: listening to your body, a perspective

  The proverb goes, “you are what you eat.” How does this translate into an everyday experience? All month in June, we have been writing about the importance of listening to your body, of recognizing the body has its own wisdom. Each of us gets the opportunity to learn to listen and if we do, [...]

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Thoughts on Fasting

Thoughts on Fasting

40 days. It may sound like an eternity, but I see it more like an opportunity. Yesterday marked Mardi Gras which means for me at least, the beginning of Lent. I see the next 40 days as a time to focus and refocus. Last year, I decided to go gluten free for the 40 days. [...]

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It starts here

For many people, it starts here: Walking the corridor of the hospital to visit a loved one bedded behind one of the doors. You walk through the restricted unit and maybe you’re wearing a mask because you have a cold and that cold might spell very adverse results to the person you’re visiting. You walk [...]

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What matters most is what’s inside (my commuter mug)

I’ve been toting around a commuter mug for weeks at the office. On the outside it’s slick stainless steel and black plastic lid. It looks recognizable and anyone who sees it might easily assess what’s inside as being coffee or hot tea but I’m going elemental. In the mornings, trying to get a start on [...]

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Goal, interrupted

I didn’t expect this. Like most people, I find the end of the year a good time to assess what went well and what can be tweaked for the following year into a series of goals: write more letters. Cook more meals for friends and family. Practice more yoga. My 2010 was fraught with more [...]

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