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If your resolution is to “lose weight” or “get healthy,” let me break the suspense for you – you will fail. Setting our intentions is half the battle of achieving our intentions (obviously, I know). But hold up, before you go wasting your time with blasé intentions, take time to really think about what you…
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My 4 year old nephew wants a doll for his birthday. I tried to contain my excitement as I immediately started searching for a doll I can buy a little boy. But why do I still feel the need to ask his parents if it is okay if I buy him a doll? I know…
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In case you haven’t heard of these amazing “boxes,” Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes are the epitome of the farm-to-table movement. Basically you get fruits and veggies (and sometimes other bonuses like nuts, milk, bread, and meat) from local farms. Many CSA providers source from several different farms in order to provide a larger variety of fruits and…
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While women have had the right to vote in the United States for nearly 100 years, women still make up less than 25% of state legislatures. Many other countries are making progress at a faster rate than we are. In 1998, we were ranked 59th in the world for the percentage of women elected to our national…
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Originally posted on 2HelpfulGuys: I’m not going to lie, I’ve been depressed in the past. I’ve looked in the mirror without being able to understand the person looking back at me. What do you want? What makes you happy? Why do you feel this void inside regardless of how things appear on the outside? During…
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Should we be thankful for our sorrows? For our pains? For our shortcomings? Are we short-sighted in thinking these tragedies are truly tragic? Is our pain the kind that will drag us to our deaths or the kind that will push us to our depths? Is it a choice? Will we cave? Or will we…
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They push and poke And I feel myself balancing on fingertips that aren’t mine I am weightless But breathless Like I might cease …or scream ….or laugh panic Familiar panic Breathe breath Into And out, too
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My husband and I went to Hawaii on our honeymoon (I know – how cliche). We went to the Big Island and Molakai. Both islands were beyond incredible and worthy of the honeymoon cliche, but I was suffering from an infection at the time that put a damper on everything. We made the best of…
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