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Did you know there is one very simple way to extend your life span? How do you feel about ageing? If you are reading this and you haven’t hit your 40s yet, you might not spend any time thinking about ageing at this point in your life. But if you have passed the 40 or 50 mark then you might have spent some time reviewing your life: Where has it led you so far? Are
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Eat enough of these cookies and your depression could disappear… That would be a logical conclusion to come to if you happen to watch the latest Nabisco Cookie commercial for the “Chips Ahoy Chewy Gooey Cookies” because… “they are crammed with joy.” In these times of stress many individuals struggle with increased depression and anxiety. As you may know, when you’re depressed, your serotonin levels are low. Low serotonin levels in turn trigger cravings for
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Do you yearn for freedom and Autonomy? Are you getting bigger because you’re keeping yourself small Part 2 Are you busy making sure everyone around you is happy, i.e. do you spend your life pleasing others? Do the needs of those dearest and nearest to your heart control what your day looks like? Do you feel like you can never do what YOU want? Part 1 of this series discussed how assuming responsibility for the
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Do you allow yourself to dream? Do you have a vision, a passion, a desire to do something? Do you have a Dream? What are you doing to make your dream become reality? If your answer is “nothing”, because It’s just not possible right now It’s just a silly dream, it’s not realistic I can’t afford to have dreams, I have responsibilities I don’t have the time It’s never going to happen anyway… I urge
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Are you getting bigger because you’re making yourself small? Part 1 You might be wondering what I mean with ”making yourself small”? What I’m referring to, is the popular habit of not paying attention to or denying our needs. Especially women are still in large part dealing with the impact of their social cultural conditioning of the caretaking role and what that is supposed to look like. Many of us grew up learning that being
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Celebrating the divinity and beauty in you… A lot of the pain that I witness in my work is connected to not feeling good enough. It is sad to watch the amount of self-flagellation we engage in because of old tapes running through our heads. I came across this lovely piece of poetry by Donna Henes and would like to offer it in appreciation of the courage and beauty that I am also priviledged to witness every day
