Turkey bobbing anyone?
We take an all hands — and paws — approach to prepping for our christmas feast. Do you have plenty of helping hands and paws at your house?
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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Book: BEYOND EMBARRASSMENT by JoAnne Lake
My gift suggestion for 2015 and beyond is the book, BEYOND EMBARRASSMENT: reclaiming your life with neurogenic bladder and bowel, written by JoAnne Lake and biosleuth, Julia Parker.
Before going on about the importance of this selection and why … Read more...
Book: WILDERNESS by Lance Weller
I’ll start with this: WILDERNESS by Lance Weller is THE book I’ve been waiting for. In fact, if I could give it more than five stars, I would. Without a doubt, it is among my all-time favorite reads, so rich … Read more...
Cooking With Winter Produce
Just because the farmers’ markets are closed for winter doesn’t mean we have to retreat from fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh winter produce is abundant, nutritious, and tasty.
From hearty root vegetables to bright, sweet citrus, winter produce delivers a … Read more...
Book: WOLF WINTER by Cecilia Ekbäck
WOLF WINTER by Cecilia Ekbäck -- "skillfully spans genres...breathtaking... beautifully haunting"
This atmospheric novel drips with a sense of foreboding, but underlying that darkness is respect and admiration for the environment and the harsh Swedish winters of the mid 1700s.… Read more...
#ILookLikeA #GirlPower #Future
Seeing is believing! Especially when it comes to an #ILookLikeA #Girlpower #Future!
But today I found a little hope and inspiration in a wonderful video showing girls envisioning themselves as the current generation of movers and shakers.
Bravo to GoldieBlox. … Read more...
Thanksgiving Traditions of Harvest And Sharing
When we think of tradition in America, celebrating Thanksgiving certainly jumps to the forefront. This holiday has been observed since the Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest with a dinner consisting of corn, squash and the vegetables they were able to … Read more...
Words: “Ingredients For Your Cognitive Salad”
Some Jason Silva inspiration for your day.
When asked “Can we harness the secrets of ‘Getting In The Zone?’ Can we ‘Hack Our Flow State?'”, Jason Silva says — Yes!
… Read more...“I have found that the best way is to take
For The Love Of Pets
Recently, the Examiner reported the heartbreaking story of a ten year old pet lab that a family surrendered to a shelter. Thankfully, the press he got meant that a rescue organization took him for placement in a forever home. … Read more...
Words To Live By: “It’s A Beautiful Glass”
Wanting to understand “What is it that makes us human?” filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand collected images and stories from 2,000 women and men in 60 countries about love, work, poverty, death, war… for his film HUMAN. In this … Read more...
The World War II Women Knew
The stories of World War II have been told many times through a multitude of male perspectives and usually with only enough women included to companionably pad the edges. Rarely has an effort been made to focus entirely on presenting … Read more...
Doing The DEWEY’S READATHON
I’ve have yet to made it through the complete 24 hours of a Dewey’s readathon and I won’t today. But in a spirit of support for authors, writers, storytellers and their ooh so necessary readers & story listeners, I’m doing … Read more...
Words: “Courage To Face Life Cheerfully…”
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“I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to
Caterpillars — Masters of Domination
Evolution does strange and wondrous things — like creating Caterpillars Masters of Domination!
I’m proof of how little we know of nature’s complexity and how much we misidentify actions through our limited knowledge… 
I always thought the most amazing thing … Read more...
Words: “Things I Learned When I Was Chris…”
Sometimes, the right words have an unexpected source.
Back in 2013, Ashton Kutcher at the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS confessed that his real “first name” was Chris. And that was the name he used until he become an actor and changed … Read more...
The Transformative Power of Listening
As much as the phrase “captive audience” is bandied about by advertisers and media, listening is not passive. It is not something that one person can truly force upon another. Nor can it be realistically achieved as an act of … Read more...
Words: “I design, therefore I become.”
Jason Silva’s DO WE HAVE FREE WILL video (below), part of his SHOTS OF AWE web series, is an excellent reminder of how everything and everyone around us forms our consciousness. Love it!
… Read more..."Consciousness is a co-production, Consciousness is a
Featured Book: CHASING THE SUN by Natalia Sylvester
“beautiful prose” “a realistic portrait of PTSD”
When I met Natalia Sylvester on Twitter (@NataliaSylv) four years ago and first read her blog, my immediate thought was, “This is a writer to watch. Big things are in … Read more...
Words: “Do Worthwhile Work”
Its human nature to want ‘what we do’ to be valued and to want to be valued for what we do …
But, since everything we do actually builds platforms for future actions by ourselves and others, we can’t settle … Read more...
Book: THE ENCHANTED by Rene Denfeld
"Stunning ... a darkly beautiful, moving book"
THE ENCHANTED by Rene Denfeld in one word: stunning!
Of course, I can’t stop at a one-word description for what is, without a doubt, my favorite read this year. This book also makes … Read more...
The Lure of Comic-Con
Out of my element at Comic-Con 2015, where 250,000 movie fans, comic devotees and techno geeks gather, I had an expectation of being trampled in a sea of humanity. Instead, I found enthusiastic, welcoming people whose entry badges were like … Read more...
The #HateWontWin Challenge
How do you continue a legacy of love in the face of a horrific tragedy?
The #HateWontWin Challenge
Build bonds of hope.
Alana Simmons began to build hope for millions of people around the world when she told Dylann Roof, … Read more...
Women Are Fundraising Their Way To The Big Political Table
Hillary Clinton’s first quarter fundraising total of $45 million revealed that women comprised more than 60% of her donor base. Regardless of Party, this kind of financial participation is essential if women want to be treated as more than one … Read more...
Lost and Found News: Probiotic Beer, Gut Checks, Toxin Heroes, Team Gut
A round-up of recent, ponder worthy gut health (yes, gut as in part of our digestive tract) news you may have missed:
Probiotic Beer may become the new yogurt
If you have never gotten on the probiotic (healthy bacteria for … Read more...
What’s Your Favorite Way To Celebrate The 4th Of July?
The semi-official/traditional Independence Day celebration includes food outdoors with family/friends, parades and fireworks. But I often wonder if we still love our current ways to celebrate the 4th of July as much as the media does?
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