Tripped up.

I hate to admit it, but I’ve been ruminating, and it isn’t on something positive.  I have a bit of a guilt complex, and the holiday season usually kicks it up a notch.  My guilt issue often stems not from a wrongdoing, a sinful action, an offense, or a crime.  It is strongly based around how [...]

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Images of Thursday

Wow what a loooong day.  But rewarding!  Since I can’t take pictures of my digestive tract, I’ll just describe that it still SUCKS.  Last week I was moving into bowel blockage, then suddenly the tables turned and this week is, well, the farther end of “opposite of blockage.”  TMI?  Probably, but part of the process.  This is pretty typical [...]

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Shrunken head!

With the lately positivity push, I’ve been receiving an extra influx uplifting emails and notes from friends, many of these messages containing praise directed at me.  I fully recognize that sharing an attitude of gratitude and admiration of others is a way to push positive.  Not only does it make one feel good to share [...]

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No, I don’t have children, and thanks for not asking.

Sometimes the devil makes his attacks so stupidly obvious that I almost stop and laugh.  Now, I’ve been around this block a little bit to see that somebody is really working to get to me.  And yah, it worked at first.  I’ll admit it; the first composition of this post was a complete “Woe is me.”  But [...]

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Removing Rumination: the forgiveness factor

My previous post about rumination offered a few “scratch the surface” solutions to immediate and maybe longer term rumination eradication.  One healing factor I failed to mention (because it needed a more in depth look) was forgiveness.  It is often said and written that forgiveness brings the most healing to the forgiver.  See this article [...]

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Jesus is WAY bigger than yoga.

Occasionally I hear concerns from Christians about the religious roots of yoga.  I’ve even been told that yoga is a tool of the devil, and a pathway to paganism.  It’s no secret that yoga has ties to and origins from Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.  The word itself, yoga, is a Sanskrit word—Sanskrit being the one [...]

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Christian, you are saved! Brag it up.

A few weeks ago, I attended the funeral of a long-time family friend who passed after a fast and fierce battle with pancreatic cancer.  The sadness I feel from this passing is directed toward the family and friends that will miss her so, but I don’t feel sorrow in her passing otherwise, because she was [...]

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Personal Update 8-24-09

I’m not sure how to focus this update, so I guess I won’t try to hard. 
I survived the weekend of YogaFit Level 1 Integration (re-train).  It was physically demanding with 3 master classes, along with demonstrating, practicing, and learning poses all weekend.  I took a lot of caring options for myself.  The sitting for long periods [...]

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Pile on the blessings, too much good to care about the bad!

Can I come shower and pee at your house?  Plumbing disasters!  Ok, back up to…last Wednesday when I received this:
Hooray!  Organic Raw Cashew Butter, organic Roasted Almond Butter, all natural Sunflower Seed Butter, organic “Phenomenal Flavor Four Pack,” organic Pecan Butter, 2 chocolate turtles for Nathan, and a package of organic dried mixed fruit.  Good [...]

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Welcome baby!

Finally this miracle is here!
Announcing the blessed birth of Rylan Eugene Mandelkow.  9lbs 2oz, 21 3/4 inches, healthy and very strong!  After 6 hours of strong contractions, mama checked in to the hospital around 9 AM on Thursday, July 30th.  Eva held out until the very last to receive an epidural.  After hitting a nerve while [...]

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