Working since I was 14 years old when I was first offered a job at a hospital after being a candy striper, life has always been go-go-go. It has never been slow. Work and school, work and then work, marriage and kids, deployment and then death, then the...
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Let’s talk truth. Demonizing any particular food or substance in our quest to lose weight or be healthy is not productive, balanced, or accurate. Nothing is universal in this area. Different foods affect people differently and different methods of getting...
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Talk about first world problems! Yet tell me I am wrong. With all the shopping options today from big box stores to online, we are overwhelmed with places for consumerism to flourish and fatigue to set in. Between groceries, clothes, shoes, school supplies,...
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The best medicine is free and “over the counter.” This prescription is not required. “Sleep and Water.” Max dose suggested, but not required. Seriously, no joke. If we do nothing else, prioritizing our sleep and effort toward hydration will have a huge...
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Finding peace in a single parent family life is definitely not my forte. Yet in my desperate search for it, here are some ideas that put me on the right path: 1) STOP RESPONDING IMMEDIATELY. Stop thinking you have to respond to people immediately. A delay is...
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Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.