6 Little-Known Habits to Help Achieve Your Resolutions, Part 2 of 2

Happy February!  Wow, did January slip by quickly for anyone else?!  Last month, I posted on 3 of the 6 daily practices that I believe are fundamental to my overall health and wellbeing: using electrolytes, healing my gut, and reading labels.  Today I will complete the set by sharing some of the best information onContinue reading “6 Little-Known Habits to Help Achieve Your Resolutions, Part 2 of 2”

6 Little-Known Habits to Help Achieve Your Resolutions, Part 1 of 2

Happy 2025 to all of you in my blogging community!  I hope the year ahead brings you plenty of reasons to smile and be grateful.  If you’re a new year’s resolution maker, whether you share your intentions with others or keep them quiet, I hope you will find something beneficial in this post. Recently, IContinue reading “6 Little-Known Habits to Help Achieve Your Resolutions, Part 1 of 2”

Red Rocks on the Water

The lovely little desert town of Sedona, Arizona, has more than 400 miles of trails for hiking and biking, and is surrounded by 1.8 million acres of forest land, according to visitsedona.com. Not bad for a destination known for its spas and luxury resorts! The rich colors of Sedona’s earth and trees are a delightContinue reading “Red Rocks on the Water”

CSA: An Introduction

For years, we have purchased the majority of our produce from Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, in both New York and Arizona.  There are over 12,000 in the U.S. now, but I find that when I talk about my new favorite veggie from this week’s CSA haul, most people are unfamiliar with the concept.  BecauseContinue reading “CSA: An Introduction”

Glazed Autumn Bake

During Autumn, the process of baking seems to take on additional elements of warmth, goodness, and celebration.  Maybe because I relate it to meals shared with loved ones during the upcoming holidays.  Do you think of Autumn baking (or roasting, as the case may be) in a similar fashion? This is one of those quick,Continue reading “Glazed Autumn Bake”

The Promise of Community

The American Heritage Dictionary defines community as a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.  Or I should say, that is the first definition. Way down at the sixth definition, the words sharing, participation, and fellowship appear. Because our lives can be so enhanced by being part of a community, perhapsContinue reading “The Promise of Community”

6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Fear Fruit

I’ve been eating and drinking a lot more fruit lately.  In the past, my smoothies have been at least half veggies and half fruit, but as I learn more about the benefits of fruit, I’ve become more generous with it in my morning concoctions. Because almost everyone I know is fruit-averse due to its sugarContinue reading “6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Fear Fruit”

7 Life Lessons from Izzy the Cat

Pets are amazing.  Not only do they provide tons of love and support, but they are also good teachers.  Izzy is the first cat I’ve owned since I was a girl.  When we first adopted her from the shelter, I was stressed because of her daily habit of messing up the house.  But now, althoughContinue reading “7 Life Lessons from Izzy the Cat”

America’s Mystical Poet

It was way back in November of 2022 that I last wrote an entire post about poetry (The Gift of Rumi), so I’m super excited to share this follow-up. I’ve long been a fan of spiritual poetry.  To hear it read at church opens my heart like nothing else.  When I heard Rev. Lauri GistContinue reading “America’s Mystical Poet”

Earth Rocks!

Wikipedia defines rock as any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals that form the Earth’s outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior.  In my opinion, that’s a really boring description of a natural element that contains such diverse beauty! I didn’t used to be a fan of rock, simply becauseContinue reading “Earth Rocks!”