17 Things I Never Would Have Done a Year Ago

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] As I was running home from my yoga class today (a hot and humid day) I was marveling…

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The Golden Rule: Beyond Treating Others as You Want to be Treated

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] We’ve all heard the saying “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Which of…

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Helping You With Life Problems

A friend of mine was in town recently and told me how she and her brother have been estranged for many years, however, she wanted to try to reunite with him. So she made some kind gestures to him, but he…

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In Memory of My Friend Frankie

Oh Frankie. What have you done? Why did you not care? Why did you give up? Was your pain so great that it was the only way?

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Delicious Summer Salads and Sides With Fruits, Nuts and Seeds

By Jill Whalen Be it in salads or side dishes or just a healthy lunch, I love adding fruits and nuts to my veggies! They add so much flavor and character and go so well with just about any vegetable….

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What is The Energy Behind Life?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I grew up without any religion. While my parents are Jewish by birth, other than eating deli and…

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6 Tips For Eating Healthy at Restaurants

Before I changed my lifestyle, got healthy and lost 25 lbs., I ate out pretty much every night. Not only that, I’d generally eat my leftovers from the night before for my lunch. And because I didn’t know better, those…

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Seeing Our True Self and That of Others Underneath Our Ego Slime

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] When I graduated college way back in the olden days of 1983, I landed a job with Prime…

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Quick and Healthy Blueberry Muffin in a Mug Recipe

I am definitely enamored with the deliciousness and healthiness of paleo muffins than can be made in just a few minutes in the microwave. Ever since I learned about them, I’ve had them for breakfast almost every day! (I even made…

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6 Similarities Between SEO and Personal Development

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] After nearly 20 years in the SEO industry, I learned a lot of things about how it worked….

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Change Who You Think You Are By Changing Your Perceptions

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Most of us carry around a certain image of ourselves. I certainly did and still do, but I…

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3 Weight Loss Misconceptions

There’s so much information about weight loss out there that it can be really confusing to people who’ve never attempted it. Now that it’s been a year since I decided to lose weight and become healthier I have a bit of…

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How I Realized That Thoughts Create Feelings

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] A few months ago I finally grasped a concept that I had been grappling with for quite some…

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Getting Caught Up With One’s Thoughts in Business Situations

Recently, a friend who has a small consulting firm called me for some advice about a business situation. He told me of a client who had signed off on a proposal and was ready to move forward with his services….

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My One Year Body Transformation and More

One year ago today (May 1, 2013) I took my body back. I could no longer ignore the fact that I was…okay I’ll say it…fat. It’s amazing how many buttons I could burst through, mirrors I could turn away from, jiggles…

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Wipe Each Day’s Slate Clean of Judgment

Inevitably when interacting with people, they will say or do things you may not like. Your feelings about the situation are essentially judgments about the people involved. Each judgement you make contributes to the way you think (and therefore feel) about them. For whatever reason, our ego…

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Savory Mug Muffins, A Course in Miracles, Drop Dead Diva

Hey everyone! Here’s what I learned last week: Monday, Mar. 31, 2014 How to make the mug muffins I learned about last week into savory ones: I first sauteed some mushroom, onion, spinach, and uncured turkey bacon (which appeared to…

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Lentils, Lifting People Up, Codfish Cakes, Thanking The Universe

Last week I had some delicious healthy food (ate out at both a vegetarian Indian restaurant and a Moroccan one (not vegetarian),  as well as some interesting insights. Here’s some of what I learned: Monday, Mar. 24, 2014 Lentils are…

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Yoga Code, Your Real Self, Manifesting Calls and Recipes, Dumb Keno

Here’s what I learned last week: Monday March 17, 2014 If you start a Meetup group and don’t pay right away, you’ll likely get a 50% off coupon in your email the next day! (I started a local group to…

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Mind, Thought, Consciousness, Bread, Bossy Girls and Wedding Showers

I learned a lot more this week about Mind, Thought and Consciousness and living “from the inside out” as described by Michael Neill and others. Understanding the principles behind how life actually works can and will transform anyone’s life. I’d…

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