Why Snacking Makes Sense

While growing up, you may have heard that snacking would spoil your dinner. Perhaps mom didn’t know best on this one. Multiple studies have shown that it makes sense to snack. For starters, if you eat three smaller meals and three snacks daily you will find your energy level and blood sugar stable throughout the…

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Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Yesterday was my birthday and I am excited about getting older. I really do celebrate for 30 days, from August 16 to September 16.  This is a practice I started many years ago to help the aging process remain fun and exciting. (Remember being nine and a half? You couldn’t wait to turn 10!) I look…

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Sweet Olive — I Hate to Love You

While I have many fragrant trees, flowers and shrubs in my yard, my current favorite is currently my problem.   Sweet Olive is a shrub with an insignificant bloom to look at, and yet the fragrance is HEAVENLY. The fragrance is a cross between ripe peaches and orange blossom. But this is the culprit that is causing my…

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Meditation Check

I often say prayer is speaking to God, meditation is listening for his response. Did you know that just about anything can be a meditation? Here is a list of some that I have done in the past two weeks: Yoga Long walks Drinking a cup of coffee Sitting silently Chanting Listening to music Toning Chi…

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Radio Show: Discovering Your Happiness with Anne Riley

Discovering Your Happiness 09-09-2013 Join Lessons in Joyful Living Radio with Kimberly Rinaldi as she speaks with Anne Riley. Anne discusses that no matter how we’ve been influenced by others and by circumstances, we can still choose happiness. Anne Riley has engaged in a life-long struggle to find happiness, which she recounted in a humorous and…

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5 Steps to Personal and Professional Growth

Are you conscious of your growth? Are you aware of what is uncomfortable stretching for you? What are you learning about you? What have you done to grow lately? Or are you doing your best to stay safe in your comfort zone, fearful of changing? Like newly planted things sprouting in fertile soil, we need…

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Yoga is Not a Competition

I have been practicing yoga since 1972. Yup, 41 years.  I am not great at it and there are times when I slack off on the practice. However, from the age of 6 years old, I was hooked. Lilias, Yoga and You on PBS. She taught me that it was worth trying harder, yoga was…

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Are You Ready for Less Stress?

Everyone on this planet experiences stress. We can’t escape it. However, we can learn to manage our response to it. And I am here to tell you that we need to, because if left unresolved, CHRONIC STRESS can lead to: Panic Attacks Phobias Depression Chronic Pain Fibromyalgia Obesity Ulcers Digestive Disorders High Blood Pressure Heart…

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