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Dog Parks: Metaphors & Life Lessons
I just returned grumpily from the dog park; I can’t say the same for my dog, he always looks pretty happy! I take Rocky to the park because he is a McNab rescue, and has loads of energy that needs to be expressed socially with other dogs (as well as on runs, hikes, and in…
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The New Courage: Consciousness & Accountability
The last ten years have been an awakening. The major challenges I would not have chosen consciously (like losing my voice), but the subconscious has ways of teaching us lessons of life. I have always been conscious and aware, generally optimistic, and take responsibility for my actions and my part in relationships and this creative…
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For the Love of Dog
It’s Easter Sunday; what to do on this kidless weekend? No Easter baskets, colored Easter eggs, or plastic eggs with money in them. No Easter egg hunts, Easter Bunny, or JellyBelly beans. No giant chocolate bunny, Cadbury eggs, peanut butter and chocolate eggs, or malted milk eggs. No church. That’s okay, I have my own…
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On Pink Unicorns & Skeptics
When the title above came to me, I had no clue that the term, “pink unicorn” actually has a following called the “invisible pink unicorn,” (with many skeptics, of course!). Whoa, my Dog, it’s amazing all the information available on this topic! But this was not the reason I wrote this blog. I was merely writing…
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Who Do You Love
On this rainy Monday, Valentine’s Day, I sit pondering Love. Romantic love, self-love, and unconditional Love. I definitely have the first love down–romantic love; in fact, I’ve been very fortunate to attract romantic relationships in my life fairly easily. Not to say I haven’t kissed many frogs (actually some were more like crocodiles) but the…
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The Wonder of Wonders
No, I’m not talking about the 7 wonders of the world. Are there really only 7?I don’t think so. However, for fun, here’s a photo of the Grand Canyon, my absolute favorite natural wonder of the world and where I’ve had mystical experiences. What I’m referring to here is how we “wonder” or use our…
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The Upside of (Elective!) Surgery
Why am I smiling in a hospital room with a hospital gown on? Because, I’m getting ready here to do something really great for myself, for my singing health, and immune system….prepping for a tonsillectomy surgery (now who thought this was plastic surgery)! <div class=” image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline ” data-test=”image-block-inline-outer-wrapper” > <figure class=” sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic…
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The Incredible Vocal Chords & Communication
The other night, I lay watching a National Geographic show titled, “The Incredible Human Machine.” In a segment of the show, ENTs were doing a little study with Steven Tyler’s vocal chords before and after his vocal gymnastics in a concert (this is called a video stroboscopy) to show the amazing resilience of these two…
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On Being Valued & “Funemployed”
I’m valuing myself at this very moment at Di Pietro Todd, watching my colorist (Brooke) work her magic. She said I looked “sparkly” this morning (not a usual morning look for me)! Wow, words of confirmation of my value and my choice to be “funemployed,” (Adam Rifkin*, if you are reading this, I just love…
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Warm & Fuzzy
Warm & Fuzzy: 1. a happy heart, 2. a good feeling, 3. kindness, 4. soft & cozy, 5. love, 6. animals sleeping on your bed. Remember the name of the band “Three Dog Night?” Ever wonder where they got that name? From what I understand, this term means the amount of dogs on your bed…