jrdreistadt
Heartfulness
The concept of mindfulness has become popularized in recent years as a result of the work of many teachers, writers, and practitioners....
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jrdreistadt
- Sep 18, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #7: Collecting Mud On My Boots
You might think that I have given up on my quest to do 40 fun things in celebration of my 40th birthday. I have not; indeed, I have been...
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jrdreistadt
- Sep 15, 2015
- 2 min
The Epiphany
Once you experience an epiphany, there is no going back. So it was when I realized that my emotional difference was an integral, and...
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jrdreistadt
- Sep 10, 2015
- 2 min
Blasting Zones
I had never been in a blasting zone before, nor had I even heard of them. But on a recent road trip through six states, I traveled...
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jrdreistadt
- Sep 7, 2015
- 2 min
All Animals Have a Name
I often have ideas about things that I would like to do, but I don’t always act on those ideas. That is a good thing, as many of my ideas...
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jrdreistadt
- Aug 18, 2015
- 3 min
The Laboratory of My Life
When I was a little girl, I had a chemistry kit. It was a hand me down from my sisters who are seven and 10 years older than me. The kit...
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jrdreistadt
- Aug 13, 2015
- 1 min
Creative Happiness
Creativity represents a healthy balance in-between two other extremes: restlessness and stagnation. Both restlessness and stagnation are...
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jrdreistadt
- Aug 10, 2015
- 4 min
Bat Out of the Belfry
I was recently looking through a three ring binder in my attic for a document that I thought might be helpful to a coworker who, just the...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 29, 2015
- 2 min
Seasonal Sensitivity
I can remember a time when, at about 12 years of age, I walked through the snow in bare feet. For fun. I loved the feeling of the crisp...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 22, 2015
- 2 min
A Day in Bed
I sometimes have days where I feel like I just don’t want to get out of bed. How nice it would be to have the time to just think and...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 16, 2015
- 2 min
Delighting in Disappointment
My life has been filled with disappointment. I’m sure that you have experienced a lot of disappointment as well. We all experience times...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 14, 2015
- 5 min
The Meaning of Happiness
Happiness is something we all seem to want more of in our lives, but what exactly do we mean when we say that we want to be happy? The...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 10, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #6: Sourdough
I have always been curious about sourdough, but when I recently read that it both had a lower glycemic index than other breads and...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 3, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #5: Hat’s On
I bought myself my first big fancy hat. Not only is it de rigueur for the Devon Horse Show, the event at which I first wore it, it...
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jrdreistadt
- Jul 2, 2015
- 1 min
Who Am I To Save The World?
As a naive young college graduate in the late 1990s, I can remember actually telling people who interviewed me as I embarked upon a...
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jrdreistadt
- Jun 30, 2015
- 2 min
Forager, Farmer, Fool
About 13 years ago, a good friend told me that I should just do one thing if I wanted to be successful. As I approach my 40th birthday,...
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jrdreistadt
- Jun 26, 2015
- 1 min
40 for 40 #4: Thongs
I have always thought that flip flops are ugly and uncomfortable. But there are times that they prove to be quite convenient, like during...
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jrdreistadt
- Jun 25, 2015
- 4 min
Unloading a Weighty Taboo
This post originally appeared on Huffington Post on June 16, 2015. I can wrap both of my legs behind my head. My triglyceride level...
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