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Category: Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness

One Surprising Super-Skill that Will Help You Flourish in Life

June 29, 2022 sidewaz5 1 Comment

“Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.” – Thich Nhat Hanh The morning dawns grey…

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Posted in: Life Lessons, Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness Filed under: emotional health

How to Find Happiness in Your Job 

June 8, 2022 sidewaz5 Leave a comment

The first time I walked out on a job had much in common with the last. Disrespect, gossip, and apathy.

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Posted in: Life Lessons, Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness Filed under: happiness, myers-briggs, self-compassion, self-employment

Kitchen Table Moments

March 10, 2021 sidewaz5 Leave a comment

I drive my husband crazy. Well, probably not, he’s much more tolerant than I am, I should say I drive…

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Posted in: Life Lessons, Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness Filed under: acceptance, gratitude, grief

Dealing With Your Inner Critic: Reassign Her.

February 24, 2021 sidewaz5 1 Comment

I hired a new personal coach today. We have a bit of a past, but working with her now is…

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Posted in: Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness

Light the Stars

January 6, 2021 sidewaz5 4 Comments

I’ve always longed for the stars, not realizing I was one.

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Posted in: Creativity, Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness Filed under: Fear, god, hope, inspiration, magic, meditation, mindfulness, spiritual

Prehab so you don’t have to rehab

December 22, 2020 sidewaz5 Leave a comment

Fitness isn’t just about big muscles and strength. Can you see what’s wrong with my plank? I have zero curve…

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Posted in: Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness Filed under: fitness, mindfulness, patience, prehab, workout

Surf Your Fear to Find Your Joy

December 2, 2020 sidewaz5 2 Comments

What had literally felt like a living scribble inside me was quieter now. I breathed, anchoring in my body, picked the end of the knot and… lifted.

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Posted in: Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness Filed under: emotional health, Fear, frustration, joy, mindfulness, relationships
Hand drawn self portrait

The Sanity of Now

November 28, 2020 sidewaz5 2 Comments

We stand, at all given moments, in the flow of the sacred blood, life energy of the universe – The River of Stars. There is a wind there, a heartbeat. It animates us as surely as the sun brings energy to this planet.

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Posted in: Creativity, Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness, Monologue Filed under: awareness, creativity, enlightenment, mental health, resilience, self-awareness

How to Stop Wearing Your Emotional Armor

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Find more joy in your life. Photo by Henry Hustava on Unsplash Blinking, I stand in the sunlit living room,…

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Posted in: Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness Filed under: emotional health, mental health, relationships, resilience, vulnerability

Explosions, New Life, and Forgiveness

July 30, 2020 sidewaz5 Leave a comment

By Diana Carson-Walker Originally published on Medium It’s a beautiful day in mid-May. Rare for the Pacific Northwest, and my…

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Posted in: Life Lessons, Mind/Body/Spiritual/Emotional Wellness Filed under: acceptance, aging, forgiveness, life lessons, mental health, self-forgiveness

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