Category: Aging Well
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1 August 2008 Solar Eclipse: Rituals and Meditations for the New Moon in Leo
The rare gummy bear eclipse: a little humor by fdecomite, used under a creative commons license. To hear about eclipses and moon phases, plus other good stuff, sign up for our RSS feed (right column), bookmark us, or follow us on Twitter, now available.) Every time there’s a New Moon, Full Moon, or an Eclipse,…
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Herb-Drying and a Late Spring
If there’s one tip that I would have loved to have included in Gifts for the Goddess on a Warm Spring Morn, it’s something that one of my Circle members told me right after the book went to press–a great tip for drying herbs. Granted, here in Florida, it can be quite hot in…
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Reclaiming My Voice: The Fifth Chakra Connection to Illness and Communication
  Photo by Simon Pais-Thomas The first thing people notice about me–the people who read just about everything I write–is that, in person, I’m actually not very talkative and when I do speak, I have a soft voice and a quiet manner. Most people are surprised because they know I have a lot going on…
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Consuming Negativity: Perhaps the Best Reason of All to Eat at Home
Photo by Scott Ableman When I was first introduced to Feng Shui in the mid-90’s, I was told by an expert that I should place mirrors behind the stove to reflect the energy I put into the food I cook. I’ve heard other experts’ reasoning since then, and though it varies, it always comes…
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How to Love Mondays
Photo by gragsie. If you’d told me 6 months ago that I’d love Mondays–that they might even be my favorite day of the week–I would have said you were crazy. For good reason, too–I’ve hated Mondays for my entire life. Here’s what’s wrong with Mondays…or what was wrong: The weekends are never long enough. I…
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Body Positives: Getting Personal but Keeping It PG
***Me, late 20’s. New mom.*** In a world where we, if no one else, know all the millions of physical flaws we carry on our bodies and are reminded of our inadequacies in almost any women’s magazine, is it possible to love your body? Don’t we women constantly look for what’s wrong instead of…
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What I Didn’t Get for My Birthday
What I didn’t get for my birthday…was a tattoo. Not yet anyway. But only because I haven’t found the exact design I’m looking for. No, no little butterflies on my ankles or roses in my cleavage. That’s definitely not me. No gi-normous totem animals or big honking pentacles slithering down the small of my back…
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Saturdays Are Made for Cheating
Photo by jouste. I thought this was a very clever Five of Swords tarot reference. On this new eating style of mine, the rule is, I get to cheat once a week. I suppose that’s a bit bizarre but there are two reasons for it: I would rebel too much against a diet that…