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How to Cope with a Difficult Pregnancy
Although I am a decade past my childbearing years, I have friends and readers of all ages, some who are still having babies and others who may be expecting the arrival of their grand-babies. While I was blessed to have two healthy pregnancies and deliver two healthy babies, I know that other women may experience difficulties during pregnancy. So I am providing this article for those women. When family planning begins and you finally get a positive pregnancy test, you might assume that the whole journey is going to be a wonderful time. And it is a wonderful time, however, the reality is that some pregnancies are not as easy…
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It’s Official! I Am a Certified Reiki Level II Practitioner & Link Up On the Edge #314
I had the most extraordinary weekend two weeks ago and I have been so excited to share it with you all. But then I caught the Back-to-School Crud and skipped my post last Friday altogether, pushing this one out another week. I did allude to it earlier this week though. You may have caught the Reiki reference in my crud poem… “...I used yoga and Reiki And resorted to prayer. No matter what I did The crud still made its way here..." It was a very intentional reference and I did use this cruddy sickness as an opportunity to practice my newly learned Reiki healing techniques on myself. While my…
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4 Reasons You May Be Experiencing Puzzling Pain
Are you struggling with aches and pains that are impacting your quality of life? If so, then it’s important to take the right steps to deal with this. To do that, you first need to identify the cause of the concern. 1. Dental Problems First, you might find that you are struggling with pain due to a dental issue. This pain can be restricted to your teeth or it might impact other areas of your body. For instance, it’s not uncommon for teeth that sit awkwardly to cause issues with headaches and even severe migraines. That’s why you might want to fix underbite problems as early as possible to stop…
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How to Rediscover Yourself This Summer
Whether you are hopeful for a promotion at work or navigating problems in your personal life, it is easy to lose yourself in the chaos of daily life. However, self-discovery is always a journey worth embarking on especially when the overwhelm of life feels like it’s starting to crack you. After all, self-discovery can: With that in mind, here are four tips to help you rediscover yourself before the summer ends. 1. Find new ways to express yourself. Self-expression and self-discovery often go hand in hand. As a result, you should always be on the lookout for ways in which you can better express yourself. For example, many people find…
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Mental Illness as Enlightenment & Link Up On the Edge #305
I just ran across the following paragraph that I had added to my running list of potential writing topics a long while back. I figured since I have nothing in mind to write about today I might as well address this topic. “Are people with bipolar disorder closer to the universal energy field? We go up and down with the tides. Lunatics were called such because it was believed that their moods were affected by lunar changes. Maybe mental illness is actually less of an illness and more of a state of higher evolution. Maybe what we call mental illness is actually the very thing that makes us more in…
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The Healing Power of Gratitude & Link Up On the Edge #303
I have been wanting to write this post for quite some time now but have been lacking the motivation to actually sit down and start the words flowing. Then I received the little nudge that I needed this week when I read Jennifer’s post, How To Manifest Easily, where she lists the practice of gratitude as the first of eight tips for manifesting exactly what you want. “Practicing gratitude helps shift the focus from a lack mentality to a grateful one, which leads to attracting better circumstances. Pause and take a moment to notice the things that bring you joy.” Curated by Jennifer In my experience, not only does the…
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How to Boost Your Confidence as a Plus Sized Woman
It can be tricky to build your confidence if you are a plus size woman constantly bombarded by images of size 0 social media influencers and fashion models as the standard to which we should all aspire. But images of other people’s bodies should not be a reason for the plus size woman to lose self esteem. Size does not determine beauty and every body is beautiful regardless of its shape, weight, color, age, or gender. If you struggle with self confidence because you have fallen into the social media comparison trap, you are not alone. It can happen to anyone and probably has happened to most of us. Fortunately,…
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Celebrating You: 3 Ways to Treat Yourself
Most of us spend a great portion of our lives trying to fulfill and honor all the various commitments and responsibilities that come with our lives. We spend our days attempting to complete our to-do lists, striving for promotions at work, making sure our families are taken care of, and setting aside quality time for our partners and children. At the end of the day, we have very little time and energy left for ourselves. You are not alone if you struggle to find time for yourself. Opportunities for self care can seem nonexistent in busy daily routines. While being busy is not necessarily a bad thing, it can start…
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Destress Your Drive with Easy Vehicle Updates
Does driving on the road make you anxious? If so, you are definitely not alone. I know I talk frequently of my fondness for solo road trips. But I have to tell you that I do suffer from extraordinary driving dread. I just don’t let it stop me from doing the things that bring me joy. So I find ways to minimize the stress of driving so that I can get to the places I want to go with excitement and ease rather than anxiety and fear. Whether you suffer from driving anxiety or not, who doesn’t want their road trips and other driving experiences to be as comfortable and…
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How Criminal Defense Lawyers Get Involved in Cases of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence, domestic abuse, or domestic assault is a pattern of behavior in an intimate relationship where one partner physically and/or emotionally abuses the other. Abuse can take many forms including physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically; however, domestic violence often involves coercive control tactics such as intimidation including threats, isolation, and economic abuse in addition to physical violence. There are qualified criminal attorneys in Los Angeles who are skilled in defending those accused. Although domestic violence happens in all types of relationships, it most often occurs between intimate partners (spouses or domestic partners) and family members. In the United States,…
