Category: Mindset
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Migraine Snakes and Ladders
Today was supposed to be a post about what I eat on an average day. The intention was to put out a “my daily intake” styled post so that we can all review it and decide what I could be having more / less of… the problem? I spent the…
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Consipracy theories and chronic pain
When I was younger (and I’m talking about everything from my teens to my 30s) I LOVED unsolved mysteries. The Mary Celeste comes instantly to mind – it was the boat that was found floating on the Atlantic in the 1870s. The ship was undamaged, loaded with food, and yet…
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A holey revelation
Every now and then, life hands you a strange revelation… sometimes it comes in the form of a blinding-light styled epiphany, a “Eureka!” moment of extreme enthusiasm… other times, it comes as more of a muted “huh.” I guess it doesn’t matter which way a revelation arrives, only that you…
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“What the heck is water?”
In 2005, novelist David Foster Wallace gave the commencement address to Kenyon College. Titled “This is Water”, the speech was well received on the day but seemed to take on a life of its own for years afterwards, going on to be dubbed one of the best… even though it…
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Unhurry – or – make haste slowly
Aesop’s fable of “The Tortoise and The Hare” involves two critters who decide to have a race. The story is over 2,000 years old, but still as lively as ever. The young hare (or rabbit) taunts the old tortoise (or turtle) for moving in a way that is so agonizingly…
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Marketing mantras for healing
I’ve spent my professional life in fields such as architecture, project management, and construction. When I had to rev-up a team in the past, it’s usually with a reminder that there’s a deadline to achieve, and usually there’s financial penalties for missing that deadline. As such, the ‘motivator’ that keeps…
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It’s about the healing – not the healer
OK – controversial post coming up. I’ve been a bit blown away with stories of healers in the last few weeks. I went looking for them – no doubt – but – what struck me was that there was often an emphasis about the person in the story NOT the…
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Dance partners for healing
Today is the 14-month-anniversary of my blog – and yes – I’m still new enough at this, or excitable enough, to keep tabs! And as always, I want to do a shout-out of the recent blogs I’ve been visiting, but I want to start with one in particular and the…
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A new take on “ASAP”
When I was younger, I remember someone saying “ay-sap” and I had no idea what they meant. For what it’s worth, it was about the same time I read “LOL” on the bottom of an email and thought for a brief second the sender was sending me Lots Of Love.…
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