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“Living Intentionally”

*This is the last blog post in this space. I will continue writing on my new website. I hope you ...
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“Come and Gone”

"When seeking out on a Journey, do not seek out the advice from those who have never left home." RUMI ...
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“Human Experience”

What is Toxic Positivity? Have you heard of it? We live in a society that wants to feel good all ...
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Ice Snow Cone Shaved Shaved Ice  - Dr_Gomz / Pixabay

“Changes”

Some of you may know that I have a coaching program. It includes two weekly live yoga sessions. This is ...
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beach, rocks, balance

“Your Why”

I am someone who… How are you doing? March 1st is here already. How did that go? We talked about ...
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Sunset Palm Tropical Paradise  - Aloha_Mahalo / Pixabay

“New Golden Rule”

So, it's Valentine's Day today. I don't know where you are located. I have subscribers all over the world. It ...
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Hawaii Mountain Cloudy Hike Kauai  - d_alexander33 / Pixabay

“Future Self”

Today is February 7th. It’s sort of a big deal. It is the day that my husband and I celebrate ...
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Sand Beach Ocean Water Footprints  - Olichel / Pixabay

“Look Up Not Down”

Happy February! Just like that, January is gone and behind us. How is that even possible? We were still talking ...
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hope, word, letters

“Scrabble”

You may know that I am a Palliative Care Physician. You also may know that last year I decided to ...
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“2020 Vision”

“You can do a lot, but you cannot do everything.Forgive yourself.” -Me to my kids We are coming to the ...
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“The Ocean”

“I heard this story about a fish, he swims up to an older fish and says:“I’m trying to find this ...
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“Upstream”

“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” -Eckhart Tolle In my line of ...
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“Party”

“It will happen to all of us that one day you’ll be tapped on the shoulder and told -- not ...
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Pomegranate Fruit Branch Leaves  - fietzfotos / Pixabay

“Human Beings”

“Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.” -Hafez Happy ...
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“Sisters”

“Sisters: For me, there is no higher love.” I don’t know what your relationship with your siblings is like. I ...
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Windsurfing Big Waves At Dusk  - KANENORI / Pixabay

“Adjusting Our Sails”

“We cannot change the direction of the wind,But we can always adjust our sails.” -One of my patients who went ...
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Bell Ornaments Tree Balls  - MPCW / Pixabay

“LED lights”

“When you make the present moment, instead of past and future, the focal point of your life, your ability to ...
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Hawaii Sunset Beautiful Nature New  - art_of_travel / Pixabay

“Coming Out Party”

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” Mark Twain Has anyone been truly ...
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Cala Goloritz%C%A Sardinia  - Simon / Pixabay

“Looking Inside”

We have all heard about the “Gratitude Journal”. This is not woo woo. It’s actual science showing us that keeping ...
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“May Day”

You can't lift two watermelons with one hand. Persian Proverb I love this proverb. It sounds comical but it’s implying ...
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Sunrise Haleakala Hawaii Maui  - BrkFreeFrmItAll / Pixabay

“Alicia”

‘Wear Gratitude Like a CloakAnd It Will Feed Every Corner of Your Life.’ -Rumi First of all, you should know ...
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Flower Hawaii Exotic Tropical  - AndreaBostonVisuals / Pixabay

“Make Peace”

“Make peace with the present moment.”Eckhart Tolle How are you feeling? People ask you that and then walk away. No ...
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Nofilter Napali Kauai Hawaii Beach  - TC_Perch / Pixabay

“Run Forrest, Run!”

I was trying to motivate you all here (myself included). There is such a thing as a running mantra. What ...
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Maui Hawaii Sky Clouds Landscape  - 12019 / Pixabay

“Elections”

“Whatever the present moment contains,Accept it as if you had chosen it…Make it your friend and ally,Not your enemy.” -Eckhart ...
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“Beach Body”

“Be good to yourself‘Cause nobody elseHas the power to make you happy.” -George Michael Good Monday morning friends, I have ...
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Sunset Palm Tropical Paradise  - Aloha_Mahalo / Pixabay

“Gratitude”

I have a little question for you: “Who is it, or what is it that you most appreciate in life?” ...
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Hawaiian Hula Dancers Aloha Stadium  - skeeze / Pixabay

“Chameleon”

Happy Wednesday morning my friends, “You don’t knowthis new me,I put backmy pieces,Differently.” I cannot quote who this is from ...
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Beach Tracks Sandy Beach Sand  - Mariamichelle / Pixabay

“Mirror”

Happy Monday morning my friends, “You have no idea how hard I’ve lookedFor a gift to bring You.Nothing seemed right.What’s ...
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Ocean Sky Beach Sea Sunset Nature  - msilvapr / Pixabay

“Black Panther”

“The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to ...
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“Big Arms Little Feet”

“Whenever you feel superior or inferior to anyone, that’s the ego in you.” -Eckhart Tolle We live up on a ...
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Beach Palm Sea Tropical Tree Sand  - shadi6454 / Pixabay

“Impermanence”

“I dreamed I called you on the telephoneto say: Be kinder to yourselfbut you were sick and would not answerThe ...
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Hawaii Mountains Valley Ravine  - 12019 / Pixabay

“Your Way”

“Once we believe in ourselves,We can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight,Or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” -e.e. Cummings ...
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Mamala Bay Bay Mamala Honolulu  - art_of_travel / Pixabay

“RBG”

“Don’t give into emotions that sap your energy. Like Anger. Take a deep breath and speak calmly.” -Justice Ruth Bader ...
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Reef Triggerfish Swimming Underwater  - skeeze / Pixabay

“Signs”

“If you need a sign,this is it.” Faryal Michaud I loved the movie Serendipity. I know, it is such a ...
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Sand Beach Ocean Water Footprints  - Olichel / Pixabay

“Resolutions”

“We make pathways in our livesAnd follow blindly till death,Pride lifts our heads,Blinding us to all but the stones we ...
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Napali Coast Kauai Nawiliwili  - kdvandeventer / Pixabay

“50 Miler”

When I first heard about meditation, as something people other than buddhist monks do in their regular lives, I was ...
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“Meditation”

This being human is a guest-house.Every morning a new arrivalA joy, a depression, a meanness,Some momentary awareness comesAs an unexpected ...
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Flower Plant Hawaii Leaf  - beke7692 / Pixabay

“Keep Going”

We have put this group together here for just a little while and I am truly grateful about the little ...
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Palm Leaf Banana Jungle Tree  - breathingaloha / Pixabay

“Solid B”

“You are afraid of Surrender. Because you don’t want to lose control. But you never had control; All you had ...
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Ocean Wave Sea Water Tide Tidal  - Free-Photos / Pixabay

“Surfing”

“Live.So you do not haveTo look back and sayGod. How I haveWasted my life.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross So if you have ...
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“Tumbleweed”

I just realized that it is almost end of August. Year 2020. Did that just go so fast that you ...
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“Net Peace”

Today I want to share with you something that I have been thinking about a lot lately. What is your ...
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“Pause Button”

Hello Friends,How are you feeling today?Like, pause for a second. Put your hand on your belly if you need to, ...
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birds in flight, geese, bird

“Rituals”

Today I want to talk about: "Rituals” I am hoping this won't be triggering to any of you reading this, ...
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“Perspective”

Today I want to talk about "perspective" It's about choosing how you see your life. Not talking about glass half ...
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beach, rocks, balance

“Holding Space”

Today I wanted to talk about a concept that is very near and dear to my heart: "Holding Space" Have ...
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“What Are Your 3s?”

How was your weekend? Did you get recharged or at least purposefully pause for an hour or two? To be ...
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“To Change or Not to Change”

“Don't let the concept of change scare you as much as the prospect of remaining unhappy.” I don’t know who ...
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“Hope is NOT a plan.”

It has come to my attention, that often times, we worry that if we were to discuss a poor prognosis ...
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“Write Your Last Chapter ?”

I had the absolute privilege of listening to Atul Gawande talk in 2012. This is before he had finished his ...
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