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I knew it would happen one of these days.  He kept coming into the house exclaiming, “That’s it.  I’m getting rid of the grass.  I’m getting rid of it altogether!”  I thought he was just joking or expressing his disdain for cutting it.  But it finally did happen.

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Lymphatic Drainage Massage may sound somewhat scary, but it is actually one of the gentlest forms of massage techniques out there.  Our lymphatic system carries our excess interstitial fluid and passes it through a series of filters before releasing it into our subclavian veins.  These filters are designed to destroy foreign bodies such as viruses and sometimes get swollen or clogged when we are sick or our system is overloaded with toxins.  The main nodes are located at the base of the nec

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In mid-October, I will be travelling to my parents’ homeland, Serbia and visiting 3 orphanages.  I plan to bring 2 big suitcases of toys to the children.  If you, like most of us American families, have an overabundance of toys in your house, imagine the joy they could bring to the faces of parentless children living in an eternal daycare. 

I am looking for small, clean items without much written English (no books) such as:  puzzles, games, stuffed animals, coloring books, mazes, crayons, markers, little cars and trucks, legos, crafty items, beads and string, etc.

The de

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I recently came across and old friend; a poem I read about 10 years ago and never forgot.  It is called “The Guest House” by the 13th century Sufi mystic, Rumi.  Some of you may remember it since it was often used in spiritual growth circles.  It was short and powerful and emotionally translated to a more modern vernacular by Coleman Barks. 

Last Christmas my husband bought me a new collection of Rumi poems (The Rumi Collection: edited by Kabir Hemlinski) that were painstakingly translated to resemble as much of the original poetry as possible.  When I got to ”The Guest House” I was moved by

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I received this passage from a client recently (Thank You!) and wanted to share it with all of you.  Sometimes we get caught up with our expectations of others and frustrated when people do things differently than how we would do them.  And then wonder why there is such tension or attitude from those same individuals!  Could it be that sometimes our own lack of ability to see things differently or openness to change is affecting our work or home environment?  Do we overlook the contributions others make while begrudgingly feel underappreciated ourselves?  If any of this feels familiar, I hope

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