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10 Things I Loved in February 2013

10 Things I Loved in February 2013

At the end of each month, I take stock of the previous month.  What went well?  What did I learn?  What brought me a simple joy?  These monthly reports are […]

Assume Right Intention

Assume Right Intention

Over the last few days, I’ve been asked a couple questions that are completely different, but, as I reflected on them, I realized that I handled in mostly the same […]

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Gringa

It’s National Poetry Month.  And here’s a little know tid-bit:  I almost didn’t end up a prose writer.  I went to grad school because I was specifically interested in being […]

Blast from the past: How Can I Begin to Love Myself Again

So, I was looking for an old blog post to find the name of a book tonight when I came across this blog post originally published on November 23, 2008- […]

We did it!

We did it!

  On Saturday morning, about 30 of us gathered in uptown Charlotte (along with thousands of others) in honor of Circle de Luz.  Most of us ran the 5k (there […]

Eating Disorder Awareness Week & a BOGO opportunity

Eating Disorder Awareness Week & a BOGO opportunity

February 20-26 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, sponsored by the National Eating Disorder Association. Head on over to NEDA’s web-site to register for their campaign and you’ll be gifted with […]

How I Got Published

Caitlin Boyle, author of Operation Beautiful, has a great post up on her Healthy Tipping Point blog called How I Got Published.  It features several different publishing stories including a […]