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Go Hard. Go Fast. Get Free.

March 12, 2011

  What inspires you? I love Nike’s commercials and slogans. They seem to nail it. Strong, healthy, fit men and women who are going for it in life. I think there is nothing more attractive or more inspiring than someone living their best life. And living it well. Being our best does not have to [...]

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Are you ready?

March 8, 2011

  Have you ever noticed that our soul communicates to us clearly and specifically when we are willing to listen? What if the opportunity you have always wanted came knocking on your door right now? It might be that certain someone, a promotion, a publisher, a film company, an investor, a national television station, or [...]

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Emotional Calamities, Delicious Comfort Cures, and Chocoholic Delights!

March 5, 2011

Let’s face it much of our current day schedule is adapted to combat stress in order to move through life more freely.  Exposure to stressful situations is among the most common human experiences. These types of situations can range from unexpected calamities to routine daily annoyances. In response to stressors, a series of behavioral, neurochemical, [...]

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Getting Clean, Conscious & a Little Cloudy, But Still Committed

March 3, 2011

  I have always believed that when we get better our life will get better, and then so will the lives around us. Day 1 The first day of my CLEAN Program went well as expected. After reading CLEAN (yes, you can read it in one informative sitting) and a quick run, I had a [...]

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Conscious, Clean & Committed

March 3, 2011

We have all heard about the dangers of letting toxins build up in the body and have seen how many of them quickly respond to a simple and effective cleanse. But few of us understand how repressed, suppressed, and unexpressed emotions affect our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. These emotions can lead to a variety [...]

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Pain, Pranayama Breathing, The Power of Perception, & the Art of Pasta

February 28, 2011

Running from pain or numbing oneself from the pain in life is something we must all overcome. When we ignore pain, it grows, and its voice becomes louder so it can be heard and witnessed in the world so it then can be released. Anger is a secondary emotion and often comes from pain that [...]

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Snow, Seafood & The Power of Savasana

February 24, 2011

This morning, I awoke to a beautiful twilight snowfall as the rest of the house lay sleeping, unaware of the peace that was blanketing them in a hue of blue. Due to the unusual quality of the ambient light at this time, twilight has long been popular with photographers and painters, who refer to it [...]

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The Pull of The Moon: Recipes, Madness and More

February 18, 2011

Last night, as the family gathered around the living room, my son Carter gasped and said “Mom, look at the moon!” Lighting up our backyard nature conservancy from behind was a brilliant full moon with the dark etchings of branches and trees stenciled across the large round globe. Magic filled our spaces. The scene looked [...]

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Mad Flying Monkeys and a Mean Manicotti

February 12, 2011

“Hell, there are no rules here—we’re trying to accomplish something.”~THOMAS EDISON Sometimes I use the expression “It was like giving birth to mad monkeys!” Life can indeed be challenging and sometimes we have to push, push, push, grunt, sweat and even be in pain in order to get things done. If it is that difficult [...]

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Shakin’ it Off and Stirrin’ It Up!

February 9, 2011

After returning home from Los Angeles, I had some energy to shake off. Life can grab us sometimes because after all, we are here to learn and grow, not just lay around on safari. Well, that comes too, if we tend to the growing aspects of our selves. I mention safari because it is a [...]

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