BIG PAWS, BIGGER HEART: AN EPITAPH TO A DOG

Dogs are family members – plain and simple. They love you unconditionally and only ask for a bit of love in return. We could all learn a hell of a lot from them. I lost one of my dogs this week, but the joy in my remembrances of her and greater than my grief of her passing. We must keep the best parts of those we know – both animal and human – alive within our hearts. She will always be in mine.

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IT ALL BEGAN WITH GOAT BLOOD SOUP & OTHER REFLECTIONS FROM A DECADE OF VEGETARIANISM

Although this blog is not strictly vegetarian, I am and I owe so much to my move from omnivore to vegetarian. It completely changed how I viewed and interacted with food. And it all began ten years ago with a goat.

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ALL BECAUSE OF YOU

One of the beautiful mysteries of travel is that we often end up meeting fascinating people who teach us things we never expected to learn. That is how Ethan ended up learning to cook authentic Chinese cuisine during his time studying in Germany – a practice that created not only a long lasting bond of friendship, but also a new love of a cuisine that was once foreign, but became as familiar as his own.

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WHY I ATE THE POISONED APPLE

Fairytales speak to us in certain ways – to many they are an escape, a fantasy filled with magic, adventure and love. However, they can prove to be allegorical – and can reach into your life unexpectedly. Such is the case with my friend Alyse and the story of Snow White, a fairytale she never understood until she had to open her own cottage door to an intruder that she both trusted and feared, a decision she found she had not any more say in than Snow White herself.

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A BATTLE ON SACRED GROUND

If you ask a woman what she loves about her body, she will likely name one or two minor things – she has long eyelashes or shiny hair. If you ask a woman to name what she hates about her body – well, the conversation can go on ad nauseam. Let’s end that. Let’s stop the negative chatter about our bodies. Let’s change the conversation – because there are so much more life to live than what we limit ourselves to.

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