Reflections in my cup
I put some chocolate Mojo in my chocolate collagen powder, then poured in some hot coffee, and topped it off with a little hot water.
Oh so delightful on a cold afternoon.
January 28th, 2023
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If you are a writer, a big question you should ask yourself when writing is, “How can I make this more interesting?”
January 24th, 2023
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Rest.
Never underestimate the importance of down time.
Rest.
January 20th, 2023
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Ahhh, Mojo in my mug.
Just what I need on a January morning.
January 17th, 2023
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Just because someone is quiet, doesn’t mean they have nothing to say.
Maybe they’re just selective about who they open up to.
January 15th, 2023
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Want to upgrade your life?
Upgrade your learning.
Upgrade your skills.
January 14th, 2023
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I am energetically aligned with wealth and abundance.
January 11th, 2023
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How about food?
Let’s eat more real food and less fake food.
January 10th, 2023
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What you practice you become good at.
What are you practicing?
January 7th, 2023
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Time. It’s so easy to waste.
January 5th, 2023
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Wanna change your life?
Keep learning. Spend a hour a day, or a week if that’s all you have, learning something new.
January 3rd, 2023
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Often writing consists of staring at a blank page.
That’s just how it is. An important part of the process.
January 1st, 2023
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Success is built with consistency, not genius, not talent, not inspiration or motivation, but consistency.
December 24th, 2022
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Snowing outside.
Hot coffee in hand.
Good day.
December 20th, 2022
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I love Christmas decorations. That’s not to say that I’m a decorator. Pfft.
However, now that they’re up, they’ll be there for a while.
December 15th, 2022
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Some days are a little bit draggy, where your energy is low.
It’s okay to rest on those days.
December 11th, 2022
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You have to think high to rise.
December 9th, 2022
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Your imagination is the only limit to what you can achieve, but you have to be willing to free it from it’s cage.
December 8th, 2022
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Reflection is something I like to make time for each day.
Sitting in a quiet space, sipping my Mojo coffee is a favorite part of my day.
Sometimes finding a place that’s quiet is challenging, but I turn within and tune out the noise around me. Sipping and dreaming with no direction, just let my thoughts go where they will. And if they go down unpleasant roads, I’ll give them a gentle nudge and turn them somewhere better.
Take a short break whenever possible, grab whatever drink you enjoy. Leave the phone and computer behind. Sip and stare and let your mind just be.
December 6th, 2022
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Synchronicities, coincidence, things that are meant to be.
Magic is in the air.
December 3rd, 2022
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The world is shifting.
Can you feel it?
December 1st, 2022
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One component of success is reliability. Do what you say you’re going to do, and if you can’t for whatever reason, say so.
Don’t ghost and hope others will forget. They won’t.
November 29th, 2022
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Synchronicities are everywhere if you simply raise your awareness and notice them.
November 27th, 2022
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Cucumbers, one of my favorite foods, have a high amount of lutein in the skin. Maybe no one else cares, but it’s exciting to me.
November 24th, 2022
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Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now.
That doesn’t mean you never get to have any fun. That’s important too.
But sometimes you have to sacrifice and do the work if you want to get anywhere.
That’s all.
November 21st, 2022
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Love yourself more.
November 19th, 2022
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Sadly network marketing gets a bad rap sometimes.
People think it’s a pyramid scheme.
It’s not.
It’s a legitimate business and a great way to make a living.
But some some people using scammy tactics make the rest of us look bad.
No scammy tactics here. Just real products and a real business. Helping people and pets. That’s what I do.
November 18th, 2022
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What if Earth was an atom? And our solar system was a molecule? And our galaxy was made up of similar molecules, and these molecule/galaxies came together in certain ways to make…My mind can’t hold it all. Lol
November 17th, 2022
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Lutein is an important carotenoid
It’s good for your eyes. We all know that.
But did you know that it’s essential for your brain too?
November 15th, 2022
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Regenerative Farming
Not a fancy buzzword
A process, a way of life that can feed the world
A way of life that can save the world
November 14th, 2022
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It’s just a Mojo kind of morning.
Sipping, contemplating,
Getting fired up for possibilities
November 10th, 2022
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Just show up and be your authentic self.
The right people will stick around.
The wrong people will see themselves out.
November 9th, 2022
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The sun is always shining.
It might not look like it sometimes.
But behind those clouds, the sun is still there–shining.
November 5th, 2022
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Thoughts run down a bad road sometimes.
Gotta go catch em.
Bring em back.
Let em bask in love and light.
November 3rd, 2022
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Happy Anniversary Baby.
Yep. We got married on Halloween.
October 31st, 2022
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If I wasn’t married, you might be able to call me the crazy cat lady.
Fortunately my husband also loves cats.
We’re good.
October 27th, 2022
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Nature.
Spend some time in it.
October 24th, 2022
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Writing is hard.
Don’t believe anyone who says it’s easy.
They’re wrong.
October 21st, 2022
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I love snow days.
October 19th, 2022
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Normal?
When did disease become normal? It’s not the natural human state to be sick.
Health, vitality, energy, that’s the natural human state.
Let’s all stop accepting poor health as a normal thing. Please.
October 18th, 2022
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Movement matters.
Get up. Move your body. Even just a little makes a difference.
The human body was meant for activity.
Walk around the room. Jog in place. Wiggle.
Anything. Just move.
October 15th, 2022
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It’s not selfish to want more, to be more.
The Universe wants you to thrive. It wants your dream. It needs your dream in order to expand and grow.
So go on, dare to live. Help the Universe grow.
October 13th, 2022
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We all have dreams. Big dreams. Little dreams. Any dreams. Doesn’t matter.
In order to achieve those dreams we have to do something, and sometimes that something is hard.
Have a dream? Do something.
October 12th, 2022
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Dear Universe,
I am totally open to unexpected money coming my way.
And expected money.
Any money.
I’ll take it.
Any money you want to rain down on me, I’ll gladly accept.
Thank you.
October 10, 2022
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Too often we deny ourselves the simple pleasures in life, the smallest comforts, the littlest things.
We forget that the true joy of life lies in these experiences. And these small delectations hold the key to real prosperity.
October 8, 2022
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Your feelings belong to you, and they are valid.
Never let anyone tell you that what you’re feeling is wrong, or stupid, or imagined.
Sometimes people are well-intentioned and only want you to feel better. Sometimes they don’t know what to say, or just don’t care. But sometimes they are manipulating or gaslighting you.
Don’t buy into their invalidation of you. If you’re feeling it, it’s valid, no matter what anyone else says.
October 7, 2022
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My cells are my minions.
You are never truly alone. Consider that the human body contains trillions of cells. These little minions are your friends. They want you to thrive. It’s good for them. It’s good for you.
Why not show them some love? They just might show you some in return.
October 6, 2022
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Consistency wins. Consistency builds. Consistency compounds. Consistency gets shit done.
Talent and skill are meaningless without consistent application. Success comes from showing up, from learning, from doing, even on the days you don’t feel like it.
September 30th, 2022
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Sometimes it’s not the big things, but the little things. Actually, most of the time it’s not the big things, but the little things.
A small moment can be the difference. Kindness. Courage. Acceptance. Encouragement. Politeness. Consideration. Understanding. Helping.
A kind word, a smile, righting a wrong, standing up to an injustice, speaking out, sharing, all these acts and more, no matter how small, add up to big changes in the world.
Never think you don’t matter. Never think you can’t make a difference. Every day, choose.
September 9th, 2022
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I gave blood yesterday.
I encourage everyone who can to do it. That said, it was an unusual experience this time. Everything went swimmingly as expected. I waited in the chair for 20 minutes afterwards, drinking water, eating snacks. Got up slowly. Felt great. Walked to the lake to take pictures.
After about 30 minutes, I started feeling a little weird. Then a lot weird. Nausea washed over me, and I sat hunched over on the dock, head between my knees, clinging to consciousness. It came in waves, each one slightly diminished. After about two hours, I stumbled to the car and tried to nap in the back seat, but it was too hot.
I climbed to the front seat and sat there with the car running, air conditioning blasting, for about 10 minutes before having enough clarity to drive home.
Lesson learned. Either go straight home after, or get a room in town.
I’ll do it again. I just won’t go to the lake after.
September 1st, 2022
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Vacation certainly had it’s ups and downs. But life moves forward.
In the evenings, there is an empty space on my lap.
Sister Sue went home today, and I’m back at work.
In the famous words of Willie Wonka, “So much time and so little to do.”
Doh.
Time to focus, focus, focus. Get shit done.
Lots of writing looms, so Mojo and Nourish will be my best friends.
August 30th, 2022
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Living a radiant life doesn’t always mean sunshine and roses. It means experiencing the full range of human emotion. Sometimes it’s difficult, like today.
My cat has cancer. She was born on the farm and has lived sixteen happy years here. Tomorrow we have to put her down. She can no longer eat, and is having trouble breathing.
I don’t want to say goodbye.
August 24th, 2022
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Food. We need it to survive. Everybody needs food.
Call me an idealist, but I adamantly believe that no one should ever starve. In our modern world with the science, technology, and ancient knowledge available to us, why in the world do people go hungry? How can there be food shortages? They simply shouldn’t exist.
Well, I believe you know the answer. Do I even have to say it? Greed. Stupidity. Lack of vision. Ignorance. Power. Need I go on? Barring some cosmic disaster, this planet can support human life, and all the other diversity of life on it, indefinitely. Forever. To infinity. Beyond.
We only need to work with natural principles, not against them. Connection. Nature. Regenerative Farming. Localized food systems. And those are only scratching the surface of possibility.
And I’ll stop here, because this topic is too big for a short little musing.
August 19th, 2022
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Today is my Mom’s Birthday. I am proud to be the daughter of such an amazing lady. We’re having dinner tonight, just Mom and her three daughters. What a treat! It doesn’t happen often since one of us daughters lives out of state. But lucky for us, the out-of-state daughter happens to be on vacation and arrives at the airport later today.
I love you Mom. Happy Birthday.
August 18th, 2022