
Since many people have recently embarked on a journey to reclaim their health by shedding excess fat, it is an auspicious time to share my own wisdom on the subject. Not that I’m an expert, but I have lost weight in the past: baby weight, alcohol weight, college weight, comfort [...]

They say that you become that which you surround yourself with. It sounds so unforgiving and absolute and almost mythical that it couldn’t be true.
But it is true.
Everything matters. Even taking my children to the zoo translates into their increased appreciation for animals. And after a few days of showing [...]
the vibration of praise
Innocently making my way through my inbox, and there it is, refusing to be ignored.
Gratitude.
First, the Zen Mama shared 19 inspirational quotes for an attitude of gratitude, like this one:
“For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health [...]

Cannon Beach, Oregon is one of those sleepy seaside villages that makes you forget about impending deadlines and makes you remember how integral the salty smell of the ocean is to your state of mind.
Cannon Beach reminds you how delicious a [...]
This week I am participating in the Red Writing Hood at the Red Dress Club. It’s not my first time, but it has been quite a while. The prompt is write a piece, fiction or non-fiction, inspired by the delicious shot.
Before I turn you loose with my [...]
attention rush limbaugh: healthy women do not always look like fashion models
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 [...]

This week’s words of wisdom are in the form of a blog entry rather than a quote.
Leo at Zen Habits, after years of terrible health (overweight, addicted to junk food, smoker), is in the best shape of his life and enjoying [...]
“Until your fundamental relationship with yourself is healed, then your relationship to food is doomed to be neurotic.”
~ Marianne Williamson in “A Course in Weight Loss”
Here’s a person, wise and famed, expressing the theme of of self-love leading to [...]

Yesterday, I brought up the human body’s amazing ability to recover itself. Because of this fact, anyone and everyone can find good health. Good health leads to self-love and vice versa. Self-love is essential to your true self. Like the Beatles sang, all you need is love.
This is great, but [...]
Within every person exists a higher self. I seek to know my highest self, to live for my highest self, and to inspire others to do the same.
My name is Lucy and my blog is a love song to the spirit.
Teas to soothe body and soul.
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