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  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week An Easy On-The-Go Breakfast Apple Masala Chai Muesli Ingredients 3 cups Rolled Oats 1/2 cup Dried Apples (chopped) 3 tablespoons Raw Sunflower Seeds 2 tablespoons Dried Date Pieces 6 teaspoons Candied Ginger (chopped) 3 tablespoons Raisons 1 tablespoon Loose Masala Chai (finely ground) (contents of 2 tea bags) 1/2 cup

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  • Wishful Wednesday

    Be sure to taste your thoughts before you chew on them. – Petra Kolber You made a mistake. What do you do? Ruminate or Reflect Rumination:  Act of repetitive thinking, most commonly negative thoughts about self. Often referred to as “self-punishment.” Reflection:  Ability to see the past for what it was. Often referred to as “self-discovery.”

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  • A Cure for Manic Monday

    When was the last time you cared for yourself? How frequently do you engage in a self care ritual? What does the commonly used, “me-time” mean to you? To prevent Compassion Fatigue Syndrome, we need to schedule time for ourselves each and every day. Whether it is 10 minutes, 1 hour, or several hours, we need to

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  • FUNdraising Friday

    Base 2 Space: Climb to Fight Cancer Help me reach my fundraising goal! I need to raise a minimum of $175 to climb the Seattle Space Needle on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Robin’s Fundraising Page What is my donation supporting? The Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center. For more information, please visit http://www.fredhutch.org.  Why support Robin

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  • Therapy Thursday

    A Cure to Toxic Perfectionism What is Toxic Perfectionism? According to well-renowned Aerobic Instructor and more recently Happiness Coach, Movement Motivator, and creator of the Perfection Detox, Petra Kolber, perfectionism can create anxiety, decrease self-worth and confidence, drain our energy and enthusiasm, and ruin our lives. However, perfectionism is not inherently evil! Kolber created the

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  • Monday Motivation

      Just keep showing up. Sometimes we don’t know what to do… or we are just too tired to know what to do. Sometimes we hide and wait because we don’t  feel like we are quite ready yet, or the circumstances quite right yet… or sometimes maybe we are afraid. THESE ARE THE VERY MOST IMPORTANT TIMES to show up

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  • TED Talk Tuesday

    Are you struggling to make a hard decision? Do you find it difficult to make simple choices, like what to eat for breakfast? Does the word “decision” make you cringe? Consider the picture above, which path would you take: Smooth dirt or Bumpy rocks? The smooth dirt path might be easier, however the bumpy path can help an individual

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  • Monday Motivation

    Let it go.  We hold onto so much stuff that weighs us down – grudges, regrets, outdated dreams, crummy beliefs about ourselves, even ratty old clothes – all things that make us feel bad. . . but that we hold onto. Wouldn’t today be a great day to let some of it go? Time to let go

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  • Thursday Nugget

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Add a refreshing crunch to your salad! Crunchy Black Lentil Salad Ingredients 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest 2 tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard 2 tablespoons  Minced Shallot 2 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt 2 cups Cooked Black Lentils 1 cup Sliced Celery 1/4 cup Chopped

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  • Monday Motivation

    Be good to everyone; this includes yourself.  I wish we didn’t forget so often how important it is to do this. We are so mean to ourselves. Kindness matters so much. . . Just one little act of kindness makes so much difference. . . So turn things around with kindness. . . Beginning with

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