All posts by simply...woman!

  • shame unravels connection
    are you using shame as a form of discipline?

    By Trisha Savoia. We are here for connection. And we especially want to feel connected with our children. We are happiest when we feel connected – to our spouse, to our children, to our friends, and to...

    • Posted January 27, 2014
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    raspberry coconut layer bars

    By Julie of By The Recipe. Growing up in Canada, our second language we learn in school is French. That is of course, when you grow up in English-speaking Canada. We started French in grade six. I...

    • Posted January 27, 2014
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    check yourself with darcy lubow.

    Today was a fabulously trouble-free day. Simple pleasures and productivity met as I showed up for myself and others, gave and received, checked a few to do’s off the list and took a stroll in the sun....

    • Posted January 27, 2014
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    fiercely compassionate, with eyes wide open

    by Abby McDonald I love what Iyanla Vanzant says: “When you see crazy coming, run to the other side of the street.” Every time I hear this, I burst out laughing, because it’s true, we must walk...

    • Posted January 26, 2014
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    arielle ford: 1 secret to manifesting your soulmate

    By Arielle Ford. What does it take to manifest the love of your life?  I’ve heard from first-time brides (at 49 and older!), from busy entrepreneurs whose 80-hour-a-week work schedules left little time for romance, and from...

    • Posted January 23, 2014
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    When Patience Runs Out

    Patience is a virtue. It’s true. But what about when we can’t decipher if it’s, in fact, patience or instead, being taken advantage of? What if our patience is really codependence? Fear? Low self-esteem?? What if we just aren’t...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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    a year of book reviews

    By Julie Frankel. You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis, the author of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. As avid of a reader I...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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    the 3 worst foods you can eat

    By PJ and Risse, The Go Fit Gals. Let’s just lay it all on the table – when you choose an eating clean lifestyle there are just some foods you cannot eat. The cold, hard truth is...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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    women and anger: not so scary after all.

    By Natalie Hughes, Editor-in-Chief.   In general when you compare the sexes, we women are the diplomats–we seek fairness and justice, whereas men over history have been more likely to engage in conflict.  We want peace more...

    • Posted January 21, 2014
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  • joyful meditation
    meditation awakens your inner joy

    By Ed and Deb Shapiro. Within you is a fountain of joy, within you is an ocean of bliss!  Swami Sivananda While in Greece we were invited to a local village dance. It was to be held...

    • Posted January 21, 2014
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