I Love August!

Ok, so I have to admit that one of the reasons I love August is because it’s my birthday month! But I also love that fall is on its way and the lazy hazy days of summer are almost over. I like to set certain healthy goals at the beginning of each month and wanted…

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Do You Reveal Light With Your Work?

We often judge a person by their profession, totally ignorant to the true value of what they’re sharing with the world.. Do you put so much love and light in your work that those you encounter each day experience an elevation of consciousness.? Do you think your job on this planet is just a way…

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Self Care: Listen To That Inner Voice

Each of us has our own guide inside ourselves. Each of us has a guide for setting personal boundaries and knowing what we need. The problem is that so many of us know what those around us need, but feel our needs aren’t important. Sometimes to the point that we don’t even know what our…

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Taking Time To Relax?

Carve out time to kick back, put your feet up and refuel. Let nature massage the kinks out of anxiety; a foot massage in sand, ocean waves easing tension like hot tub jets. The water lapping at your feet is reminding you to let go, let worries go, let life come and go. Be still…

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Summer Colorful Salad   This looks so pretty when served in a glass bowl. It is fresh pea season – enjoy! 4 cups mixed spring greens 1 cup diced organic celery 1/4 cup finely chopped mint 1/4 c finely chopped parsley 1 organic nectarine, pitted and diced 1 cup fresh cooked peas (may use frozen)…

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Change comes one bite at a time

Don’t try to change everything all at once. Take small bites. Chew it well. Then take another bite. And another. And another. And another. If you bite off more than you can chew, you might choke. Change comes a little bit at a time. Be patient with yourself.

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Understanding Acceptance: The Key To Serenity

You ever notice that whatever it is you need to work on will show up in your life? At the core of codependency feelings and behavior is control. We grow up learning to be in control of people, places and events (a false belief to feel safe), or we are easily controlled by others. Right…

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Always Using The Machines At The Gym?

When you go to the gym to do your strength training, do you go from one machine to the next? As a trainer for over 20 years who has never worked in a gym, I have had to learn to be very creative when I train people in their homes and in my own facility.…

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Insideout Wellness Coda Corner: Affirming Yourself

I use to think at first that affirmations were stupid! Of course, I have since changed my mind. I mainly changed my thinking about them because they have helped me change my thought patterns, my belief system and my life. When we affirm something, it means to say positively, declare firmly, or assert it to…

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Still Trying To Win Their Love?

As I already had a plan for this weeks coda blog, obviously God had something else in mind. I opened a devotional book I hadn’t read in years on Saturday and opened up to one of my favorite stories in the Bible.  The story of Jacob, Rachel and Leah. The Bible actually has lots of…

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