While in a poetic state of mind, I wondered if poetry were a reduction sauce might its flavor be an intensified form of “seeing;” a way of acutely observing the physical landscapes, both personal and geographic, of our lives. Might poetry be a form of mindfulness, a way to tap into the moment, into the…

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It’s not that I want to rush the summer away, or prematurely much less hastily move us into the coolness of autumn, or the coldness of winter, but I am concerned that the shorter the days and the longer the nights, the more our energy will wane. It may feel as if our solar batteries…

This week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss JigSaw Puzzle, Lemon Cravings, is not only a puzzle that can help you to click the weight away; it’s also a weight loss tasty tidbit! Click through “Lemon Cravings.”  Watch the words create a weight loss tasty tidbit, ingest the info and then…suck on a lemon!  That ought do…

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