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People Who Let Their Light Shine

October 23, 2012 By Gail

Skreeeeech…my bike tires complained, stuttered, and skidded to a stop barely inches from the woman in front of me. We, as in a tour group on bicycles, were in a busy neighborhood of New Orleans dodging cars like kids playing a game of tag.  In preparation for this year’s Super Bowl, New Orleans has decided to rip up its streets… Read More

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The Road To Mindfulness

October 15, 2012 By Gail

Booker pounces, stuffs his face into tufts of gold and brown grasses, and waggles his butt in the air. I wait in respect, for a mouse may have met its judgement day. It’s hard to tell because Booker quickly loses interest and moves on. Up ahead the chocolate Labrador named Bob waits to snarl and growl and bristle as we… Read More

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Bullying

October 15, 2012 By Gail

“Why are you so unattractive?” “A woman your age should not wear that!” “Whoa! I’ve seen fewer wrinkles on a shar pei!” “With thighs like yours who needs enemies?” All of those unkind bullying statements are ones I’ve heard over the years. The sad thing is they didn’t come from other people, they came from me. Sadder yet, they were… Read More

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The Soft Side Of Pudgy

October 9, 2012 By Gail

She bites. She hisses. She arches her back and poofs her tail. That is my Pudgy. I never take her naughty actions seriously, even when she’s sinking her mouse-scaring needle teeth into my hand. Somehow I know she’s just exploring her cat-nature and doesn’t’ mean to hurt me. Much. As proof I offer the fact that she rarely breaks the… Read More

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Playing Tag

October 9, 2012 By Gail

“Mom! You’re such a little rebel!” My son, a man now in his early thirties, showed surprise and delight at the story I had just shared. At issue was the newly minted mandate, er, strong invitation, that congregation members at our church wear name tags. Personally, I detest those paper badges. They leave sticky residue on whatever I’m wearing, often… Read More

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Important Information About Estrogen

October 2, 2012 By Gail

My husband has been seeing a nutritionist at Nutritional Weight and Wellness, and has had great results. He’s lost upwards of twenty pounds and has been able to go off of his blood pressure medications as well as his acid reflux meds. Todays e-newsletter contained an article I thought was too pertinent to not post here: Understanding Estrogen Dominance I’ve… Read More

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