Archive for October, 2010

Clean Out your Pantry Part 2

Dump the High Fructose Corn Syrup! In the late 1970′s, when Dr. Atkins tried to tell people that fat didn’t make people fat, the obesity rate in this country was 15 percent.  It was at this point that the low fat industry took hold, and thirty years later, the obesity rate is at 32 percent. So along with the refined
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Have You Outgrown Your Space?

I was sitting with my friend Charmaine today as we were planning an upcoming class we are going to do together, and out of the blue she said, “I just have to ask you, have you outgrown your space?” At first I thought she meant have I outgrown my physical space where I do my writing and healing work, and
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Healing Sessions with Jan

“Healing Touch, in my opinion, is ministry at its highest level.  It is about responding to that inner voice that calls one to be God’s instrument, to act out of a compassionate heart with no attachment to the outcome.  It is about being a vessel, a conduit, an instrument, a channel and a currier through which God can act in
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In the Space of Own Time

This week, as I contemplated the ways I played, I realized that part of my play was reclaiming leisure time, not necessarily having laugh out loud fun time.  I did wake up each day this week with the idea that I needed to add a little play to my day.  The question I am now asking is “What will I
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How to Experience Moments of Well-Being

Today as I was walking and listening to my Philosopher’s Notes, I came across a great quote that I related to my own life.  The quote come from Pema Chodron’s book, “The Places that Scare You” A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times. She says, “The ordinariness of our good fortune can make it hard to catch.” It is so
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