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The Art Of Fruit & Your Abundant Life!

Claes Oldenburg Fruit.  The "fruit bowl still life" has endured for hundreds of years in art.  Why? The fruit bowl has been a part of many many cultures for so so long!  A symbol of nourishment, abundance... sexuality, fertility... politics, human rights... Here is a...

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Tap Into Nature To Thrive!

Nature speaks to the core of our being.  Unless you happen to live in the woods or on a beach or a farm, there is a bit of effort involved in finding actual lush nature in the immediacy of your life.  Public parks and botanical gardens do count as nature, but the best...

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Spices That Can Make You Healthier!!!

I'll never forget the day my acupuncturist came to my house when I was so sick that I could barely walk to my kitchen, and after a two-hour treatment he said, "You need to eat warm spices to get better faster."   I jotted down a list of spices that I was supposed to...

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Feng Shui Q & A: An Interior Design Style Conundrum

A reader sent me this interesting interior design conundrum: " Dear Dana, I'm torn. I want to redecorate my tiny apartment (32m2) and I cannot choose between 2 dramatically opposing styles. Now it's Scandinavian minimalism (light pastel walls, whitewashed furniture,...

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6 Motivational Posters To Light Up Your Office Space!

  (one of the many gorgeous retro-chic posters at the handz shop) I am an old-school Etsy fan, lover of the handmade and believer in the goodness of things like paper, felt, pens and homespun knitwear.  I am also, if you know me even just a bit, a visual inspiration...

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Aromatherapy For Confidence!

  Confidence.  Often wrongly mixed up with arrogance or egotism, confidence is something much more humble and magnetic and certain.  Confidence is knowing that no matter what shakes you, you will land on your feet. Confidence is understanding your talents and your...

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Our Potential Is Limitless!

Today I am looking back at all I have done in the past year (its my birthday 🙂 ) and looking at everything ahead.  But nothing is quite as cool as right now. This year my wish for you and me is to eliminate the word "can't" from our vocabulary. If we realized all we...

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Feng Shui Q & A: Mirrors, Mirrors!!!

(Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Room) What a great feng shui question about mirrors to start the day: "I was wondering if it would be a bad idea to hang a full length mirror on the outside of a bedroom door facing the hallway. I'd pretty much see the mirror if I was...

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