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  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Recipe of the Week With children returning to school for the new year, the days getting shorter, and the weather cooling, a cozy night baking cookies just might be an upcoming plan.  During my childhood, I remember countless nights in the kitchen with my Mom helping bake our family recipe, “cowboy cookies” with rolled oats,

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  • Mindful Monday

    Self-Affirmation Our thoughts and spoken words motivate our actions. What is a quote or affirmation that reminds you of how you would like to live your life? Write down this quote or affirmation and post in on your wall, bathroom mirror, refrigerator, or a place you look at each day. Say it out load everyday. 

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  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week As a child through my young adulthood I remember going to dinner with my family and friends at a local Chinese restaurant, Fu Yuan Low, multiple times per month (or even week). Whether it was a quick bite after a busy day, Sunday night ritual, or a birthday celebration, they had

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  • Cali, today marks five months since your kidney disease pushed you over the rainbow bridge. Since that tearful day, there has not been one day that I do not miss you. I think about you and our many happy times together every day. While a two month old kitten joined your sister, Minimi and I

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  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Self-Compassion What do you need right now? What do you long to hear from others? Write 3 well wishes to yourself by filling in the blank: “May I __________.” Close your eyes, and say out loud these statements slowly to yourself. *If speaking out loud is not available to you now, write down the statements

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  • Welcome September

    Seek reasons to be hopeful this month.

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  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week What is your go-to breakfast item for those on-the-go mornings or quick-to-prep post-workout meals? When I’m short on time to prep my post-workout meal, I often prep overnight oats the night before for a healthy, nutrient-rich grab-and-go option. There are many different varieties of overnight oats to fit all tastebuds! From

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  • Wordy Wednesday

    Temporal Attachment We can think of attachment as it relates to people of things. However, we can also be attached to time.  Think about a situation you are in right now. It may feel like this situation will always be the way it is in the present time: our suffering or joy, our relationships, or our possessions

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  • Mindful Monday

    Expectation Hangover Something did not turn out how you had hoped? Life (or s**t) happens. Take the Disappointment Detox: Where your expectations realistic? How much effort did you put in? Did anything unexpected happen? What did you learn from this? What would you do differently?             Reference Woo, J. (2023).

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  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Summer is slowly be coming to an end, so let’s keep this month alive with some seasonal greens! Stir-Fried Seasonal Greens Ingredients 1 tablespoon Grapeseed Oil (*may substitute for Peanut Oil) 3 Garlic Cloves (sliced) 1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce 1-pound Greens of choice (chopped) (*Suggestions: Choy Sum, Bob Choy, Gai

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