I live in the Pacific NW and while beautiful and full of natural landscapes to bask in, some find the winters difficult with gray and wet skies, especially in these months of shortened daylight hours. Approximately 5% of folks struggle with the impacts of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, and it is more frequent in […]
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Posted in Insights on Aug 31st, 2023
I often am struck by words and quotes that move me, change me, remind me of a meaningful value, or even provide direction in my life. In these current times of meaningless and often harmful and negative drivel in our media saturated culture, I’m reminded of simpler times, simple truisms, and people who speak with […]
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Posted in General, Insights on May 9th, 2023
It’s May and the month is full of celebrations. Cinco de Mayo (May 5), Mother’s Day (May 14), Memorial Day (May 29) are the familiar ones to us. But perhaps you have not heard of International No Diet Day (May 6), Fair Trade Day (May 13), National Apple Pie Day (May 13), International Peace and […]
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Posted in General, Insights on Jan 17th, 2023
I know it is popular to start the new year with resolutions with the hope of making a change in habits or life or something for the better. It seems like it has become less useful and meaningful to many, and it caught my attention when a friend of mine sent me something from the […]
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Posted in General, Insights on Dec 27th, 2022
I often think of this John Lennon song, “Imagine”. It encapsulates for me the dream and the possibility of each human being on this planet finding good health, adequate shelter/food/water, safety in one’s home/country/life, safe havens for all, peaceful resolutions of grievances, and a world where we treat each other and mother earth and all […]
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Posted in Insights on Nov 18th, 2022
I think many of us if not most, take the time to consider what we are thankful for this time of year in particular; although I hope we do it a lot more often than that! In my less serious and contemplative moments, here are my thoughts: I’m thankful for the mid-term elections being […]
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Posted in Insights on Sep 15th, 2022
The coming of Autumn always feels like a poignant time to me…. So many things are changing… The nights get a little cooler, the days becoming noticeably shorter, the blackberries on my property fading in numbers of sweet and luscious berries, the harvesting of winter squash, garlic, tree fruits and more. I’ve always been a […]
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Posted in General, Insights on Aug 22nd, 2022
I posted a brief blog in May calling attention to intimate partner violence, but here we are again with some added information. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as physical and sexual violence, emotional abuse, or stalking by an intimate partner. I have shared some information below, expanding on this definition. One in four US […]
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