Toward A Better Life
Let's Journey Together – Toward A Better Life
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Be A Tree
Joyce Kilmer penned the inspirational words, “I think I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.” Trees have captivated me as long as I remember. As a boy of five or six, I remember climbing a tree at my auntʼs and uncleʼs home in southwest Michigan. I loved the smell. Too young to…
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What’s On Your Platter?
I recently watched Food, Inc. If you haven’t taken the time to watch it, you should. It’s undoubtedly an eye-opener and causes the viewer to ponder what they are eating. Rather than focus on all the thought provoking facts this film brought out, I leave that as the teaser for you to see for yourself.…
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Help for Insomnia
So, what do you do for insomnia? I write. Seriously, this all started when I wrote my book. Most of it was written between 3:00 and 6:00 in the morning. That’s my creative time. Sunday’s “internal alarm clock” went off at 3:45. Now, as an herbalist, I would suggest you (perhaps that could also be…
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A New Beginning
I had a professor in college who enjoyed the reference to life being a series of “new beginnings”. Well, after three years of this blog, I’ve made changes to it to become a writing platform, hopefully not just full of just platitudes and meanderings, but more as thoughts to press us on to further thought,…
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Infusions and Decoctions
Infusions and decoctions are methods for preparing herbal teas and formulations which can address specific conditions promoting overall wellness for an individual. While they each may have a variety uses, they differ in the methods of preparation. Depending on the parts used plants and herbs may need to be infused or decocted. Teas are a…
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Seeing With Our Heart
There was once a young man who lived his life simply without following the crowd by keeping up with the latest clothing styles, electronic gadgetry, and other external expressions until one day when things began to change. It was a beautiful spring day. The young man was struck by the beauty of the young woman…
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Wholistic Living – Summer Foods Are Cool
A major factor for optimum health is maintaining balance. Part of balance depends on what we consume at certain times of the year. This may also vary by where we live geographically. In the heat of the summer, generally, we should focus on consuming cooler foods by their energy or…
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Tales for the Journey – The Lazy Smile
Smiles have enjoyed notoriety through many venues over the years. A familiar statistic says that it takes 43 muscles to frown but only 17 muscles to smile, so we should just smile more. It takes a lot less effort. A man pointed out to me years ago that a spiritual person…
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Wholistic Living – Listening to Our Bodies
A dear friend of mine, who crossed over several years ago, used to say, “You should learn to listen to your body. It’ll tell you what it needs.” Then she explained how many have forgotten how to listen to our bodies. Sweets (often called “empty sweets” because their nutritional…
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