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Walking down the street, I came face to face with this. Harsh words freshly painted upon a brand new home.
As a liberal, I can sympathize with the person who took paint to wood to spread their message on this urban Seattle street. The middle class swoops into a working [...]
This post is written in honor of my best friend who is dedicating 27 months of her twenties to promoting peace in Uganda as a member of the Peace Corps. She straddles two cultures, struggling to reconcile the excess of wealth in America with the extreme poverty in Africa.
Tis the [...]
I am not afraid to say it; I love family reunions. I love spending time with so many familiar faces, these constant people whom I’ve grown to know, respect and love. Aunts and uncles and cousins reminding me of who I am and from whom I am descended.
Each personality is [...]
The conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh criticized First Lady Michelle Obama for campaigning for children’s health, in which she encourages young Americans to eat healthy and be active. Which is a good thing, right?
Apparently not to Limbaugh, who said “The problem is, and dare I [...]
If you are anything like me, the title of this blog post may cause a tiny but noticeable pinch of anxiety.
Goals? Do other people do those?
Actually, I have set goals in the past. Achievable goals, which I usually achieve. (Except for the one about getting more sleep.) But today, [...]
As a kid, I loathed artificial trees. They were fake and represented everything wrong with grown-ups. They didn’t smell of rich pine or shed needles all over the living room or give my dad a headache.
Fast-forward to adulthood. Two years ago, my then-boyfriend and now-husband and I purchased [...]
One of my favorite out-of-the-box websites, NaturalNews.com, regularly posts CounterThink Cartoons to make you scratch your head and see something old in a shockingly new light. As founder of a tea business offering herbal remedies to the world, today’s CounterThink Cartoon caught my eye.
Are psychiatric medications contributing [...]
Since many readers seemed quite outraged by the recent oil spill, I thought you may be interested in someone who is striving to educate today’s children about protecting our oceans. You may even be interested in helping her by making a tax-deductible donation. And she needs all the help she can [...]
This is a hard post for me to write because it ruins my mood. But I feel like it’s something I need to talk about.
I am completely freaked out by the oil-rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. I mean, scared out of my mind.
What have we done [...]
First of all, I would like to wish a happy three month birthday to my sweet daughter, Giovanna Faith. I can’t believe it’s already been three months…
Today is supposed to be “Tuesday Food Day,” which I enacted last week as I spoke about my passion for almond butter. But [...]
Teas to soothe body and soul.
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