The history of Valentines Day is multi-faceted. Ancient Greece honored the marriage of Zeus and Hera mid-February. Ancient Romans had Lupercalia, celebrating fertility at this time, mid-February. Around 500 AD Catholics made February 14th a Feast Day based on Saint Valentine. Historians find three men that could have been the inspiration. But my favorite rendition […]
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Diane von Furstenberg’s famous quote, “The most important relationship you have in life is the one you have with yourself”, could not ring more true today. The relationship you have with yourself can look and sound and mean many different things. But this I know for sure, treating yourself kindly and working to understanding your
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A seed needs the right conditions to swell and begin forming the roots and stem that will sustain its growth. This is called germination. Defined as, “the process of something coming into existence and developing”. I love the word “process” here. And the word “developing”. Because anything that grows is by definition in a process
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The brain is roughly the size of two fists placed together. It is connected to, and a part of, the nervous system. Which is to say, the wiring of the human body. This wiring has two components, the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is a web of nerves
Sometimes stopping for a moment to catch your breath is a necessity. Focusing on something…like breath, while sitting in stillness, otherwise known as meditating, can open your heart and mind to a new perspective. According to an article last spring in Psychology Today, The Power of Saying No, “Saying no can create more mental health