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  • Choosing a Word of the Year in 4 easy steps

    Here we are in the first week of a new year…long enough for many people to have set and broken their New Year’s Resolutions. Or perhaps you are among the more than 57 percent of people that don’t set resolutions at all. If you’re not feeling the New Year’s Resolution thing, but still want to…

  • Thank you notes: little bits of gratitude from December 2021

    Thank you EMI Health team… …for another wonderful year together. You truly are a superstar team! And thank you for the holiday brunch, even on a super snowy day. Speaking of which… Thank you Larry… …for clearing the driveway and walks of 13 inches of heavy, wet snow. Thank you Mother Nature for providing much-needed…

  • A new Christmas theme: let it be…or it is what it is

    When you envision your Christmas, does it look like a Norman Rockwell Christmas…and then when it arrives, it’s more like A Christmas Story? It can be frustrating, especially if you try to force things or keep going over and over in your head how “it should be.” Or maybe you are missing loved ones this…

  • Festive bon bons – better late than never

    If you were to visit my home this week…first of all, you’d have to make it through the 13 inches of snow that fell overnight (thankfully my husband cleared the walks and the driveway)…then you’d find Christmas stockings on the mantel, Christmas cards taped to the door, and a Christmas tree in the basement. Tis…

  • Mom was wrong about coffee

    My mother was right about a lot of things. I wrote a whole post about lessons I learned from her. But she got this one wrong…sorry Mom. Coffee is not sinful. In fact, coffee is heavenly…it’s right up there with meditation, music, books, and nature walks…all indispensable.  I started free writing this morning with the…

  • Thank you notes: little bits of gratitude from November 2021

    Thank you Carmine’s Italian Restaurant… …for the delicious fettuccine allo scoglio and the pleasant atmosphere in which to enjoy it. Thank you to my sisters for creating a tradition of girls’ dinner. I love our time together. Thank you Halloween candy… …for being so colorful and fun to sort through, even without eating. Of course,…

  • Fall 2021 bucket list – update 2

    Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” ~Lauren DeStefano We are two months into fall, and you can feel winter waiting in the wings. In my mind, Thanksgiving is the last hurrah of…

  • 7 facts about yoga that will impress your friends

    You’ve probably heard that yoga is a great way to improve strength, balance, and flexibility. It can be adapted for all levels of fitness, and a session of yoga can be as gentle or as challenging as you choose to make it. Yoga can be done with an in-person class, a virtual group, or home…

  • Gratitude for my body

    Thank you lungs for breathing…in and out…in and out. For sustaining life, of course, but also for grounding me when my thoughts are spinning. I can always stop and focus on my breath. Breathing in…and breathing out…breathing in…and breathing out. Thank you heart for beating continuously day in and day out…never taking a break…whether I…