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Believing in Yourself & Your Dreams

Believing in Yourself & Your Dreams

Do you want to quit your job and join the circus? Okay, maybe that’s a bit far off… but whatever your dream is, are you pushing toward it every day? If your dream is something that you’re really passionate about (which I’m sure it is), try keeping it with you, involving it in every choice…

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New and Old Adventures

New and Old Adventures

WooOOoo! Diving! Kevin and I have been spending time in the classroom at the Airdrie dive shop studying our hearts out for our PADI Open Water Diver certification. After passing the final exam last week, we got to meet the instructor at the pool to get in some practices before our open water test. We…

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Journey to Health: A Week Of Dialogue With My Heart

Journey to Health: A Week Of Dialogue With My Heart

If I had to describe my time at Yasodhara ashram in 5 words or phrases, I’d choose: dialogue connecting rooting finding my power opened up my heart and letting it sing But my 7 day trip definitely didn’t start out this way. I spent Thursday evening in Cranbrook at a lovely Bed & Breakfast, then…

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Reconnecting With Self

Reconnecting With Self

Life is full of ups and downs. When you’re experiencing an up you forget about the down, and when you’re down you think you’re never going to be up again. Although a challenge to accept at times, I’ve learned to embrace the opportunities that present themselves during these low moments. It’s a perfect time to…

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Smiles, Adventures, And A Bit Of German

Smiles, Adventures, And A Bit Of German

Time flies when you’re having fun, and our latest vacation with Kevin’s family from Germany was no exception. It was my first time meeting Kevin’s sister Asli, and husband Marco. Asli loves to have fun, has an infectious attitude and doesn’t get too wrapped up in things. It was clear to see that she lives…

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Operation: Kill the Yeasty Beasties

Operation: Kill the Yeasty Beasties

A little over a month ago, I had just finished my allergy testing and was preparing for additional tests/shots with my Naturopath. In an attempt to begin ridding myself of low energy, control my blood sugar, decrease my fuzzy brain and get rid of my bad skin while I went through additional testing, I set…

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Journey To Health: 6 Years To Find Myself

Journey To Health: 6 Years To Find Myself

My birthday is coming up in exactly 40 days, not like I’m counting or anything. I’m turning the big 25 [it’s big to me] and I couldn’t be more excited, scared, mortified, or anxious. Since I was little, I’ve treated my birthday as others treat the New Year. I set goals for the upcoming year,…

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Journey to Health: Steps in the right direction

Journey to Health: Steps in the right direction

Journey to health series: Journey to health, Gratitude, Relaxation and breathing Thank you for your comments on Fridays post. I’d like to think that the more we’re all aware of the issues that can threaten our health, the better care we’ll take in prevention. Many of you have asked for more details of my journey,…

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Food for thought: Embracing our indulgences

Food for thought: Embracing our indulgences

The original post of moderation began with Angela from The Diet Book Junkie, then passed to Erin from The Healthy Apron, then to Stef at The New Healthy [which is where I picked up the thread]. Each of the ladies took a different approach to the conversation. The one that spoke to me the most…

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Journey to Health: Relaxation and Breathing

Journey to Health: Relaxation and Breathing

Wow have I had a week of gratitude! I’ve been much more appreciative of the positive events and amazing people in my life this week. Just this morning, I looked down at my Green Monster [smoothie] and was utterly thankful for each of the ingredients, that I could sit at my computer and enjoy this…

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