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Spring Cleaning: 3 Steps for Letting Go of Unhealthiness!

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For several decades, my dad maintained an extraordinary garden filled with an assortment of Deliberate Cultivation scrumptious melons, colorful chili peppers, various beans and mouth-watering tomatoes! After enjoying several seasons of delicious delights, the cool temperatures of winter brought change with it. My dad meticulously removed all the dead plants from his designated garden boxes, rolled up his hoses, turned off his drip system, and methodically secured his plethora of tools in his neatly arranged garden shed.  The soil remained in its solitary mode until the warmth of spring signaled the arrival of planting season.  Beginning his yearly ritual, my dad tended to his boxes making sure their structures were solid and secure. He checked and rechecked the drip system. My dad spent days cleaning out the remnants of debris, raking through the layers of earth while gingerly feeding it nutrients from a nearby compost pile. And then with his hands, he tenderly removed a...

Energy Zapper #3: Worry! 3 Tips for Staying Recharged!

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We are discussing Energy Zappers! What are they? Habits or social behaviors which are a part of of everyday life, but unfortunately do very little to enhance our  sense of well-being! Why? Because they deplete us! We've already discussed  Energy Zapper #1: Giving Advice!  and  Energy Zapper #2: Drama!  If you haven't read them, go back and do so. You might find them helpful in keeping yourself energized!Today we are going to tackle Energy Zapper #3: Worry! Even if you are not a worrier, please read on. You might be able to help the worrier in your life ! Are you a Worry Bee? I'm convinced that we are either born worriers or we are not! I'm a Worry Bee and my husband is a Cool Cat ! When it comes to worrying, he cannot relate to my busy mind and I cannot relate to easy going attitude ! An example of a conversation between us might go something like this:                           ...