Personal Development & Relationship Coach "I help people recharge their lives like they recharge their cell phones to get clear about who they are, what they want and how to get it. I bel...
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Spiritual Awakening v. Spiritual Experience?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
What’s the difference between a spiritual awakening and a spiritual experience?My friend, Ralph, used to explain it like this:A spiritual experience is eating a chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven.A spiritual awakening is having the recipe.HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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What’s Healthy about a Chocolate Chip Cookie?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
Baking CookiesI had a little craving last night for chocolate chip cookies. That means I baked 10 dozen chocolate chip cookies. That’s a lot of cookies to bake for someone who only wanted a few!When winter arrives, my eating habits change. I feel attracted to hot,steaming bowls of stews and soups. Fresh baked breads, cookies and cakes ...
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Life Is All About Practice . . .
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
Yes, I did it again! I totally wiped out my blog last night when I wiped out the Cedar Hill massage web site to fix some problems with the navigation bar.Did that upset me?Not as much as you may think since it’s the second time I’ve lost my blog in the past month! From past experience, I know it’s not a tragedy and that it can...
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Counting to 3
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
When my children were small, I would make a request and count slowly to three - 1-2-3, before initiating a consequence of their not complying.In the movie, Oh, Brother Where Art Thou, Holly Hunter would make a decision and count to three. Once she had counted to three, the decision was irrevocable. I laughed every time I saw it in the movie. ...
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What do you do when you feel fear & out of control?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
When all else fails, I pray and meditate, especially when I’m feeling fear and out-of-control. Recently nothing has felt more out-of-control than my youngest marine son being deployed to Afghanistan. A thin layer of positive attitude barely hides the fear that lays beneath. What do I do with fear?When all else fails, I pray and meditate....
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A Quote for Joyous Living
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
From Abraham-HicksThere is nothing that you’re wanting to know that you do not have the capacity to understand fully. And there is nothing that you’re wanting to know that the Universe does not already know that you want to know, and has already begun the process of answering. And so, go forth in excited anticipation that the new ide...
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What’s More Important Your Car or Your Body
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
Which do you care for more your car or your body?Most people follow the manufacturers recommendations to care for their car - change the oil every 3,000 miles, rotate the tires, flush the transmission . . . their car gets more routine maintenance to keep it running smoothly than their bodies.I had a conversation with someone last night who calle...
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About the Neti Pot (as seen on Oprah) . . .
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
After weeks of suffering with a sinus infection, including 10 days of anti-boo-boos (medical term used by Dr. Husband), I decided to take matters into my own hands.First I researched sinus infections and alternative medicine treatments. That spurred me into a trip to the Lantern Post Herb Shop to purchase multi-vitamins, vitamin C, zinc and ech...
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Are phone calls & letters a thing of the past?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
With the age of the internet, social internet networks and text messages, have phone calls & hand-written letters a thing of the past?The age of technology has made it so easy and quick for an ADD society to stay and touch. My question is - even though we’re staying “in touch” and talking with ease with people around the w...
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Does Every Down-Side Have and Up-Side?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
I certainly hope so!UPSIDE: I have a broad internet platform & network built.DOWNSIDE: The typo “physician’s wive” (meaning one physician with plural wives) had to be changed to “physicians’ wives” (meaning plural physicians with plural wives) in about 20 different places on 12 different sites.UPSIDE: ...
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Just Going With the Flow . . .
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
This morning I wrote out a whole list of things I wanted to accomplish within the next month. I wrote the list feeling determined to take some action today.As soon as the list was completed, my laptop “rang” with a Skype video call. It was Danny. He was calling from Okinawa to say ‘goodbye’. By this evening he’...
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Responsibility v. Blame - Which do you do?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
Responsibility v. Blame was the topic of my morning coaching class. There was some pretty interesting discussion to which I listened.The idea of taking responsibility for our thoughts, feelings & actions in response to any given situation is the most empowering perspective we can have. It takes us immediately from the victim mode to the c...
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Do You Remember Eating in a Diner?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
My husband and I went to breakfast this morning at Tommy’s Diner. We always feel a little nostalgic sitting there in the red vinyl booth at a black formica table and surrounded by photos and posters of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and The Rat Pack. It makes us nostalgic.This morning we arrived just as the “specials board” was ...
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Could the Crashing Economy Bring Good News?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
How could I say such a thing?I believe that everything happens for a reason; that everything is in perfect harmony in the ebb and flow of the Universe. How could the crashing economy be good news?Because in times of crises, the human spirit often rises to its fullest potential and learn its most valuable lessons. Long ago, I learned that I cou...
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Thai Coconut Ginger Soup Jazzed Up
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
I know nothing about the nutritional value of this recipe. It is easy and one of my comfort foods so I wanted to share it with you. Don’t eat the small red chiles, sliced ginger, or lemongrass stalks in the soup. Beware - this is spicy. 1 can of Coconut Ginger Soup from Thai Kitchens4-5 slices of small carrot1/8 c. of sugar snap peas s...
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Don’t Postpone Life to Tomorrow, Live Today by Guest Writer, Kelly Kilpatrick
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
I love rainy days, more so when I’m able to get totally drenched, and then come home, take off my dripping clothes, get into a hot shower, and stay there till all the hot water’s gone. Well, I’ve been able to do that just once in my life, but I still remember that day like it was yesterday (even though it was 10 long years ago)...
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A New Perspective on ABANDONMENT ISSUES
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
“Abandonment” seemed to be the buzz word (and still may be) the buzz word around all the self-help groups, counseling sessions and recovery meeting a few years ago. There is “emotional abandonment”, “physical abandonment”, “mental abandonment” . . . .It seemed to me that too often “abandonme...
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Who Goes to the Grocery Store in Your Household?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
My husband is not usually the one who goes to the grocery store. He’s been known to spend quite a lot of money without actually getting any food or ingredients to make a meal.Even if we go together, the grocery bill is always much higher.He’s attracted to those gadgets and incidentals that hand on clips in the middle of the aisles. ...
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Goodbye to My Favorite Blue Jeans
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
This morning I had to say “goodbye” to my favorite pair of blue jeans.They were Levi, 501, buttonfly jeans.Levi’s are my favorite jeans because the denim is heavier, more suited to being outdoors in the woods and walking through the brambles. Designer stretch denim is nice for shopping at the mall but useless when it comes to ...
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What Is The Best & Highest Use of My Time Today?
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Pixie S.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Mind-Body
During a business teleclass at ICA, the instructor, Ronnie Noize, began focusing the class by asking, “What is the best & highest use of our time during this class?”That was an idea that stuck.Now each morning I ask myself, “What’s the best & highest use of my time today?”The answer could be any number of ...
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