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“Your soulmate is not someone who completes you. No, a soulmate is someone who inspires you to complete yourself.” ~Bianca Sparacino For years I was in what seemed like an endless search for my soulmate—someone who would understand me, love me unconditionally, and share my values and interests. It felt like I needed someone in […]
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Hippocrates is often credited with the invention of medicines. He wrote Hippocratic Corpus which is a collection of seventy of his medical works. The Chinese, Japanese and Indian civilisations also had a great part to play in the history of medicines with their accessible and affordable medicinal herbs, practices and natural remedies. Today,
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“You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a ‘negative person.’ It makes you human.” ~Lori Deschene In November, I was on an emotional roller coaster full of sudden unexplainable fits of anger, hysterically crying for no
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“As soon as I allow the Universe to replace my fear-based beliefs with new perceptions, I receive a miracle.” ~Gabby Bernstein As I was packing up my mother’s nursing home room after her death, I found a little heart-shaped stone that had the word “serenity” on it. I took it back to California with me
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“Regret is not dangerous or abnormal, a deviation from the steady path to happiness. It is healthy and universal, an integral part of being human. Regret is also valuable. It clarifies. It instructs. Done right, it needn’t drag us down; it can lift us up.” ~Daniel H. Pink It happened when I reached midlife. I’d
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In today’s fast-paced and chaotic world, finding clarity and inner peace can often feel like an elusive goal. However, one practice that has been proven to be effective in achieving this is meditation. Meditation is a centuries-old practice that involves training the mind to focus and redirect thoughts – ultimately leading to a state of
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“There is a voice inside of you that whispers all day long, I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong. No teacher, preacher, parent, friend or wise man can decide what’s right for you. Just listen to the voice that speaks inside.” ~Shel Silverstein Some time ago, a guy I
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“Today I want you to think about all that you are instead of all that you are not.” ~Unknown I had done it again. I had managed to talk myself out of doing something because I wasn’t completely certain I would be successful at it. I was an expert at sidelining myself—keeping myself from going
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In many cultures, food is an expression of love. Sometimes, as was the case for me growing up as a child of immigrants, food might be the only expression of love. My parents were not very affectionate or communicative about love. My dad gives classic awkward-dad hugs, where he pats your back with self-conscious uncertainty
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“An empath is a person highly attuned to the feelings and emotions of those around them. Empaths feel what another person is feeling at a deep emotional level.” ~Leah Campbell When I learned the word empath about ten years ago, it felt like the most amazing relief. I thought to myself, yes, that’s me! Finally,
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