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My M&M’s Story

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Recently M&M’s have been in the news. I thought I would share my refracted M&M’s story. When I was part of TOPS Field Staff, there was a lot of mailing. I would try to get it all ready for each … Continue reading

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A SENSE-ble Look at Healthy Living: Time

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I started this journey of a sense-ble look at healthy living about eight months ago. Time really flies when you’re doing something you enjoy. However, the time is finally here — the final installment of this series about senses. Yes, … Continue reading

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A SENSE-ble Look at Healthy Living: Hunger

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If you’ve been traveling with me since the beginning of this sense-ble look at healthy living, you knew we would get to this sense sooner or later. The sense of hunger may be the most complicated sense of all. My … Continue reading

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A SENSE-ble Look at Healthy Living: Tension

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I’ve been feeling a little bit nervous and tense lately. I’m really not sure why, and then I realized that this sense-ble look at a healthier lifestyle with eighteen senses was concluding soon. How ironic that the sixteenth sense turns … Continue reading

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A SENSE-ble Look at Healthy Living: Magnetoreception

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I have a sense from the comments I’ve read that you all are enjoying this SENSE-ble look at a healthy lifestyle. I’ve enjoyed writing these refracted blogs and learning from them. I hope you’ll be attracted to the fifteenth sense … Continue reading

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A SENSE-ble Look at Healthy Living: Nociception

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I’ve talked about the ways my many senses are used to help along this continuing journey to a healthy lifestyle. The next one is complicated but may be one of the key reasons for either a successful journey — or … Continue reading

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A SENSE-ble Look at Healthy Living: Itch

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Before I got to the halfway point on my sense-ble look at this journey to a healthy lifestyle, I wrote about the sense of touch. As I learned further about how all our senses must work together, I can now … Continue reading

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