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Posted by Pamela Sweet On March - 17 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

I received this awesome article by Christine Kane in her weekly ezine and just had to share it with you. I hope it serves as an excellent reminder for you as it did for me! 9 Bodacious (and Easy) Ways to Practice Self-Care by Christine Kane Just as there was a time when “google” was not a verb, there was also a time when “bodacious”... Read→

categories: Health, Inspiration
Posted by Pamela Sweet On January - 30 - 20107 COMMENTS

For Jamie Ridler’s Full Moon Dreamboards 1. SOUTHERN GARDEN, 2. Microsoft, Productivity Partners, 3. Peace & Calm 55/365, 4. Let Your Spirit Rise on Christmas (Explore #168), 5. Define Yourself. (143/365), 6. #307: Authenticity, 7. Balloon Adventure, 8. Energy within, 9. Liquid Nutrition * * * I am under the spell of the full wolf moon; its... Read→

Posted by Pamela Sweet On January - 29 - 20106 COMMENTS

a light summer breeze silence good belly laughs zen moments soft and colorful knit caps, scarves and mittens wild storms my husband’s embrace a captivating story bare feet ~ What makes these folk happy?  Read More →

categories: Health, Inspiration, Memes
Posted by Pamela Sweet On January - 20 - 20108 COMMENTS

Thank you, Jamie, for today’s wish prompt! What do you wish for your family? I wish for better physical, mental and emotional health for all of us. I wish for smoother transitions for my son when spending time with his dad, and for him to experience less stress and anxiety in general. I wish for more date nights with my husband. I wish to re-implement... Read→

Posted by Pamela Sweet On January - 15 - 20106 COMMENTS

If you’ve not yet heard about Jamie Ridler’s The Next Chapter: The Happy Book Mail-Around, I’m so glad you’re here. If you have heard, you’ll know what all the excitement is about! The Next Chapter is Jamie Ridler’s (of Jamie Ridler Studios) book club, whose participants read a chosen book and blog or comment their... Read→

Posted by Pamela Sweet On January - 7 - 20105 COMMENTS

I’ve missed participating in Wishcasting Wednesday the last few weeks. We all need to take time for ourselves to reflect, explore and dream, and support the wishes and dreams of others. Jamie’s question for us today is: What dream do you wish to explore? Over the past year, many of my Wednesday wishes have been about writing, drawing,... Read→

Posted by Pamela Sweet On January - 4 - 20101 COMMENT

Hello again, my friends. I’ve been a bit scarce the last month or so while attending to many matters and celebrating the holidays. I’ve also needed time to recharge and refocus. Instead of making resolutions for the new year, I’ve chosen to put more energy into “focus areas.” Many of us in the blogsphere choose a word... Read→

categories: Health, Inspiration
Posted by Pamela Sweet On December - 1 - 200925 COMMENTS

Also known as: Wolf Moon, Chaste Moon Our lovely leader, Jamie Ridler (who we lift up and hold dear in our hearts, especially at this time), instructs us to think about our heart’s desires while creating our full moon dreamboards. What do we long for and for what do we dare to dream? Jamie’s Wednesday Wishcasting question is “What... Read→

Posted by Pamela Sweet On November - 25 - 200910 COMMENTS

Our Wishcasting hostess Jamie (Ridler) is certainly on spot this week! Her question to us is: What step do you wish to take? The question couldn’t be more timely. I was just speaking with someone last night about the steps I’ve taken to reduce stress since being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, and the steps I plan to take in the future. Steps... Read→

Posted by Pamela Sweet On November - 18 - 200911 COMMENTS

Anxiety has been a constant companion my entire adult life; never more so than one evening, early in October, when I experienced my first full-blown panic attack. It was the closest I’ve been to dying. Well, I thought so anyway. On the bus, riding home from work and a day filled with financial worries, I started to feel not quite right. I soon... Read→

Posted by Pamela Sweet On September - 30 - 20095 COMMENTS

Today’s question from our benevolent leader Jamie Ridler is rich with possibility: What do you wish to share? Without going into detail, I can say that we’ve had a rough time of it lately.  Struggling just to keep up, pay the bills, feed ourselves and not fall in too deep.  There are moments when I’d like to jump off the mountain... Read→

Posted by Pamela Sweet On September - 25 - 200912 COMMENTS

I very much enjoyed reading the first chapter of The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Lifeby Martha Beck. She’s got a great writing style and it’s obviously she knows whereof she speaks. If you’re at all curious, it would definitely be worth your time to flip through the pages of this book. I have no doubt once you start... Read→

categories: Health, Inspiration, Memes, News
Posted by Pamela Sweet On September - 18 - 200918 COMMENTS

Book Blogging Group Hosted By Jamie Ridler I”m excited to start reading The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life and compare notes with my fellow participants.  I’ve not read anything yet, mainly because I’ve been trying to finish up some other books for the book challenges I’m participating in. The chapters in this... Read→

categories: Books, Health, Inspiration, Memes, News
Posted by Pamela Sweet On September - 16 - 200919 COMMENTS

How do you wish to stretch? Our ever inspiring Wishcasting guru, Jamie Ridler, sure asks the right questions, doesn’t she? I don’t know how many times one of us has said that it’s like she reads our minds and knows just what we need to be thinking about and sorting through in our lives. Thank you, Jamie. I imagine this question... Read→