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FREE inspiring & self-help eBooks

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending, reference

Author Celestine Chua over at the Personal Excellence blog is all about sharing — she gave me the link to these books and said, “Please share.” So here you are. The books are downloadable in PDF format.
Author Celestine Chua:
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so much magnificence

August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending, remembery

Watch this… a wonderful 8-minute meditation to help you start your day with an open heart.

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my new toy: BlendTec blender (my review)

June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · BlendTec diary, I'm recommending, my world

I got this blender earlier this week and I’m so excited and enjoying it so much I want to tell you about it. There are other BlendTec & Vitamix reviews out there (see links below), and here’s my take on it all.
1. Why did I want it? Why liquify my fruits & veg?
Actually, [...]

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2 reasons to choose organic, and the 13 best foods to start with

June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending, reference

Two reasons: nutrition & pesticides (not the only 2 reasons, but these are a good motivational start for organic-newbies)
To me, the percentages from the studies below are fairly convincing. 
1. Nutrition: Milk is one good example (from http://www.realage.com/tips/the-organic-product-with-more-nutrition)
“In the study, organic milk sported 39% more alpha-linolenic acid and 60% more conjugated linoleic [...]

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5 Essential Zen Habits for Balanced Living

May 18th, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending, reference

I’m sharing this blog post from the blog zenhabits: simple productivity. BALANCE has been my focus/theme for 2 years now. My life was really out of balance when I began. Lately, since retiring, it feels like I and my life are getting closer to the state of balance every day. So finding and reading this [...]

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Temple Grandin, the movie and the person

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending

If you get a chance to see this movie, I highly recommend it! I just happened upon it on HBO and I’m so glad. Clare Danes is amazing in her portrayal of this amazing real-life person. Here’s the trailer:

Before I watched the movie, I watched the documentary about Temple Grandin. If [...]

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swarm intelligence favors NOVELTY

May 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending, whatever

Bees fascinate me. I’d like to have my own bee farm, but alas condo living doesn’t allow for it.
Here’s a fascinating video about the bee waggle dance, in which forager bees tell their buddies back at the hive about EXACTLY where to find some great nectar.

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please make your driver’s seat a No Phone Zone

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending

via oprah.com’s No Phone Zone campaign
April 30th is No Phone Zone day, but that’s just an awareness raiser and reminder. Let’s all make EVERY day a No Phone Zone day. Please take the pledge and save a life — it could be your own.

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Your child’s lifespan will be 10 years less than yours

April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending, websites I like

Can your children correctly identify vegetables in a grocery store? Millions in the USA cannot! because their parents and schools don’t buy or cook them from fresh! I know, it’s hard to believe.
Jamie Oliver’s 6-program TV series will be winding up this week on Friday. An amazing and shocking documentary series [...]

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Tuesday, Positivity, Pooh

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · I'm recommending, for fun

“You can’t help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn’t spell it right; but spelling isn’t everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn’t count.”
~Winnie The Pooh~
I’ve been reading The Positivity Blog in my feed-reader lately. (Excellent; I recommend it!) Today’s post (Winnie the Pooh’s Guide to a [...]

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