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The unbearable lightness of being
2008-01-25 07:23:00
One of my favourite books of all time is The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. It was made into a very good film in 1988, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Tomas, Juliette Binoche as his naive wife, Tereza and Lena Olin as his sensual mistress, Sabine. Tomas is a renowned brain surgeon in Czechoslovakia and ...
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Use it or lose it!
2008-01-24 13:59:00
Towards the middle of last year, I did a course of 10 private Pilates classes at a local studio, and then joined the group classes for a month. In that time I could literally see my body changing. It felt as if I was getting more and more flexible every day. Then I stopped going. Today ...
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Just rambling
2008-01-23 17:22:00
The first thing I saw when I opened my computer this morning was that Heath Ledger had died.  Why, for heaven?s sake?  I?m very sad.  He had my hormones applauding in both A Knight?s Tale and 10 Things I Hate About You.  The second thing I saw was a post by Jenny (101 Reasons I Hate ...
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More heroes
2008-01-23 15:02:00
My all-time hero is John Robbins, who gave up untold riches (as heir to the Baskin-Robbins empire) to follow his dream of making the world a gentler, healthier place.  I have most of his books, and he always leaves me in awe with his integrity and caring attitude? I even have an audio cassette of him. He inspires ...
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I do!
2008-01-23 00:00:00
A number of years ago I met a girl in a bar, who recognized me from 6th grade.  She took my number and actually phoned me!  Nobody does that!  We became friends.  We were both single and unlucky in love.  Our prospects looked bleak. Then she met the one!  And went from seeing me 4-5 times a week ...
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Who rocks?
2008-01-22 13:43:00
Me! Me!   At last, three weeks into the Health y You Challenge, I’ve finally managed to step out of my own way and get moving! I got up at 7h30, had my water, lemon juice and cayenne pepper drink, followed by my Barleylife.  Then I made a delicious fruit salad of mango, banana, apple and orange, sprinkled with cinnamon (read ...
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Meet a health pioneer
2008-01-21 20:51:00
Today I want to introduce you to one of my all-time heroes, Norman W. Walker, Ph.D, who proved through research that well-being and long life can go hand-in-hand.  Modern day nutritionists and medical researchers are just now discovering the truths which Dr. Walker knew, lived by and taught throughout the twentieth century.  Dr. Walker himself ...
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Nobody said it would be easy?
2008-01-21 15:14:00
I really enjoyed doing the “I Love Me” list and reading everyone else’s.  I had so many “Aha!” moments during this exercise.  I think it brought the Challenge members closer together.  Some replies made me laugh, sometimes I had a lump in my throat and once or twice I even thought “I think she’s finally getting it”.  ...
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Telling it like it is
2008-01-20 21:51:00
The lovely Kyra of Shaping My Way has done it again! In this brilliant post she purposefully strides through the minefield that is weight loss and fitness and tells it like it is. You have got to read this! I hear you Kyra! -

That explains it!
2008-01-20 16:36:00
The term ?unexplained infertility? has struck fear and despair in the hearts of many a desperate couple. I?m pleased to report that we no longer fall into that category - our ?infertility? has now been explained?by my husband!  This morning while we were lazing around in the jacuzzi, I raised my foot out of the water and ...
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Like a flower
2008-01-20 15:25:00
Imagine if a flower didn?t like itself, how it would hold back it?s fragrance and try to keep it from ?leaking out?. Maybe even looking around and trying to act like another flower it thought was better. We would think it was totally ridiculous that the flower was doing this. It?s fragrance was incredible - so ...
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Where I kick my own ass - all the way to gym!
2008-01-19 10:34:00
Despite loving myself to bits, knowing I deserve this, having every reason and all the time in the world to do this, I’m just not exercising as much as I should.  I’m doing well with my other goals, but am utterly failing on the 20 minute walk I’m supposed to do every day.  And it’s driving ...
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A Dip in the Mercy River
2008-01-18 15:25:00
This post is dedicated to my blogging buddy Teale, who is going through a really rough time right now.  Teale, we’re thinking of you!  If you “know” her, please drop by her blog and let her know you care. We all need the waters of the Mercy River Though they don?t run deep, there?s usually enough, just enough for the extravagance ...
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I deserve better
2008-01-18 11:27:00
Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way.  ~ Oprah Winfrey Krissie did a brilliant post yesterday about getting healthy because we love and respect ourselves.  She’s had it with the negative self-talk and composed “I LOVE ME” list.  THE ...
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Rosemary Hummus
2008-01-17 14:49:00
I’d like to share some of my favourite recipes with you from time to time. Tonight we will be having pita pockets filled with salad (asian baby leaf, cherry tomatoes, pitted olives, red bell pepper, mange-tout, English cucumber, carrot strips) and rosemary hummus.  It’s a delicious and filling meal and I love the rosemary flavour.  Rosemary is one ...

Snippets
2008-01-17 10:04:00
Thank you to everyone who’s come to visit me in my new home.  I love it here!Thanks Susie for the welcome mat! I am pleased to see so many new members of the Healthy You Challenge dropping by. The Challenge is really living up to expectations and I’m constantly inspired by the insights, experiences and many ...
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Moving in!
2008-01-16 22:00:00
Welcome to my new home!  I’m already settled in.  The shelves are lined with clean paper and all the things I chose to bring with me are packed in their proper place.  I only brought one post with me…  The rest are still available for viewing at the old address (there’s a link in the sidebar too) ...
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Today
2008-01-16 15:52:00
This was sent to me by my friend, Carina, and I would like to share it.  It’s so true! Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free. Today I can feel sad that I don’t have more money or I can be glad ...
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