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by Donna Powers
Frankenstein Flu with a Side of Sore Throat
Three years post graduation for me, I started up an ‘e-zine’ (that is what they were called back in the ‘old days’ just a decade and a half ago!). For many reasons, I stopped writing. Seems some of us need a few tries before we find our purpose! With a recent outbreak of sore throats … Read more
What is the #1 Reason for a Hospital ER Visit?
Before you read any further, what would you say are the top ten reasons for visiting a hospital emergency room? SURVEY SAYS… There’s a little game we play in our household, called ‘Survey Says’. The name of course is ripped off from the game show on TV but we tend to have a good amount … Read more
Heartfelt Greetings – February Is Heart Month
February is heart month, no doubt about it! Everywhere you look on newsstands, in magazines and on TV, there it is: hearts, valentines, love, chocolate and medicine! What a combination! There is the love/sentiment side and on the other, heart health. And at some intuitive level, we know that both sides are connected. The heart … Read more
Grateful for You: It’s A Good Day
An Early Valentine for You Today is a celebration because once a week you graciously receive me into your email inbox. Some of you have been doing this since day 1, almost 4 years ago! Thank you. From the bottom of my heart. You are SO appreciated! That you find this information helpful and the … Read more
Flu Panic
You have likely noticed… the flu season seems to go year-round now. Fall used to be the seasonal onset here in Canada and the Northern Hemisphere, but that’s changed. Flu is no longer just seasonal. Depending on the year, even after the fall vaccine blitz, there are outbreaks of flu. In January 2013 in Calgary … Read more
Mushroom Soup for the Soul
What’s your favorite soup? The book would have us believe that it is chicken soup, which is good, but the favorite in this household is mushroom, hands down. And the mushroom soup is my own recipe—not from the can. Being a 21st century grandma, making mushroom soup from scratch is my own little form of … Read more
Traveler’s Diarrhea Is Nothing To Fool Around With
Funny what kind of thoughts you have when preparing for travel. Here are some of mine as I prepare for a Mexican holiday! Oh horrors! Are you familiar with this TV ad? The scenario: the new bride being carried by the groom to the sand and surf to ‘trash the dress.’ Then close-up to the … Read more
Your Year: In One Word
Just wondering…has your email inbox been flooded with ‘how to reflect on the past year’, ‘how to create for the New Year’, ask yourself this, ask yourself that? There are so many amazing folks out there writing and offering so many great suggestions for creating awareness and consciousness. I truly loved all the suggestions but … Read more
Forget Resolutions: Cultivate Sacred Space, Dance, Sing, Tell Stories and Rediscover Quiet
“Where we have stopped dancing, singing, being enchanted by stories, or finding comfort in silence is where we have experience the loss of soul. Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are the four universal healing salves.” Gabrielle Roth Seems that I cannot keep writing and reading and listening to music to myself; I must share. But in … Read more
