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  • My playful, talkative, and purr-fect feline companion turns 1 year old today! I adopted Chatty (shelter name, Carrie) from Seattle Humane Society in August 2025 about two months after my sweet, senior cat, Minimi crossed the rainbow bridge to join her sister, Cali. I just new Chatty was the 3-month kitten to bring home to…

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  • Wordy Wednesday

    I’m sharing more words from my word calendar this past week! πŸ“šπŸ““ Let’s learn some new words and enhance our vocabulary without the help of Chat GPT, Claude or Gemini!Β  πŸ˜‚ How will you apply at least one of these words to your daily life? Conversations, workshops and presentations, and journaling and reflection, to name…

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  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Name Your Emotion Naming our emotions can be healing and helpful. It allows us to create space for how we feel while we are processing the emotion. Externalizing emotions can help to down-regulate the limbic system and amygdala (the emotion centers in the brain).…

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  • Welcome May

    Subscribe to the Greater Good Science Center and sync the Happiness Calendar with your iCal or Good Calendar!

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  • Wordy Wednesday

    I’m sharing more words from my word calendar this past week! πŸ“šπŸ““ Let’s learn some new words and enhance our vocabulary without the help of Chat GPT, Claude or Gemini!Β  πŸ˜‚ How will you apply at least one of these words to your daily life? Conversations, workshops and presentations, and journaling and reflection, to name…

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  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Psychological Sigh Have you ever noticed the double inhale followed by the long sighing exhale that happens after an emotional release such as, a big cry? This instinctual recalibrating breath is called a physiological sigh. It is a rapid way to calm anxiety and…

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  • Wordy Wednesday

    I’m sharing more words from my word calendar this past week! πŸ“šπŸ““ Let’s learn some new words and enhance our vocabulary without the help of Chat GPT, Claude or Gemini!Β  πŸ˜‚ How will you apply at least one of these words to your daily life? Conversations, workshops and presentations, and journaling and reflection, to name…

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  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Ground in Nature Nature soothes and heals. A quick change in environment can help manage overwhelming emotions. Pause what you are doing and step outside. You could take a nature walk, light hike, visit a local park or stroll around the block. It might…

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  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week I love a couple eggs on whole wheat toast for breakfast, but another favorite is cracking Β an egg or two in a skillet with vegetables for dinner. While it might seem like an odd concoction to some, give this stir-fried green beans and eggs recipe a try! If green beans…

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  • Wordy Wednesday

    I’m sharing more words from my word calendar this past week! πŸ“šπŸ““ Let’s learn some new words and enhance our vocabulary without the help of Chat GPT, Claude or Gemini!Β  πŸ˜‚ How will you apply at least one of these words to your daily life? Conversations, workshops and presentations, and journaling and reflection, to name…

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