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Ready To Take Flight?
Travel has been a hot topic this year. It may have been a while since you have flown, but have you ever noticed the wings of a plane? If you ever sat in a window seat and had a view of the wing, you may have noticed a slight curvature at the end of theContinue reading “Ready To Take Flight?”
Bruised Backside
How do you measure success? How do you measure setbacks? I ask because, this holiday season, I fell hard off the proverbial wagon. And I don’t mean, oh I had an extra slice of pie. This was a full on, flat-on-my-ass kind of fall. I ate anything that wasn’t nailed down, I indulged in southernContinue reading “Bruised Backside”
Holiday Resilience
Why is it so hard to stick with your health goals during the holidays?! Well, let’s take a quick look: there is temptation, family, expectations and extra-circular activities on top of our everyday life that compound the stress. Add pandemic restrictions, political tension, and an excess of natural disasters to the mix and it makesContinue reading “Holiday Resilience”
Whole Foods: Cozy up with Vegetables
Now I have nothing against raw diets. I respect and appreciate the primal form our nutrients is intended to be delivered. BUT, I am a pushover for roasted vegetables! The vibrant colors on the grill and the way they glisten with a dab of oil. The crackling of the fiber and oil you hear asContinue reading “Whole Foods: Cozy up with Vegetables”
Midlife Crisis or Midlife Pivot
Midlife Crisis is a term coined by Eliott Jaques, a psychoanalyst. His research from the late 1950’s and early 1960’s identified that around forty years of age there is a subconscious shift in thinking which may question our purpose or change our approach to life. This is mostly in part to the realization that ourContinue reading “Midlife Crisis or Midlife Pivot”
Progress Over Perfection
Meet the Bristlecone Pine. This species of conifer is one of the oldest on the planet. This beautiful formation caught my eye as I was climbing up the Spanish Peaks in Colorado, and I couldn’t have crossed paths with it at a better time! Resiliency has been weighing heavy on my mind lately. I’ve beenContinue reading “Progress Over Perfection”
The Journey is Just Beginning
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton For those of you familiar with Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey”, this diagram will look familiar. For those that have not heard of this, I bet you have and just haven’t realized it. It is the storyline for every fairy tail, action movie,Continue reading “The Journey is Just Beginning”
Wing Woman 
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