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Stalwarts
Well, puppies are fun but they’re exhausting! Atleast it’s the kind of tired you feel after a long swim or a day at the beach. It’s a...
Marina Del Sol
3 hours ago1 min read
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Progress, not perfection
Today, 36 hours since the place has been invaded with puppy energy I’m happy to report that I slept for 10 hours last night. Enough sleep...
Marina Del Sol
1 day ago1 min read
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One good thing
So, it finally happened, last night I brought home my new puppy. An 8 month old Irishdoodle who is the sweetest and most exhausting...
Marina Del Sol
2 days ago1 min read
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Enthusiasm
My sleep has not been great lately, as I’m typing this at 2:57am, that’s pretty clear. I’m asleep by 8 but usually wide awake by 2:30am....
Marina Del Sol
3 days ago1 min read
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Every Apple
Diversity matters. Having several points of view can bring insight and balance. I was watching John Mulaneys show, “Everybody’s Live” and...
Marina Del Sol
4 days ago2 min read
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Miracles happen
We have a few acronyms for fear in my program. Before we got sober FEAR stood for F-Everything And Run, after we got sober it stood for...
Marina Del Sol
5 days ago1 min read
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Safety first
I grew up on Long Island and most of my childhood summer days involved swimming at Jones Beach. It was the best possible place to spend...
Marina Del Sol
6 days ago2 min read
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Reassurance
Reading my favorite book, “daughter drink this water” by jaiya John today I came upon this passage: “Be reassured. Like sea tide receding...
Marina Del Sol
Apr 11 min read
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The agony and the ecstasy
The hardest thing to do is nothing. Especially in our fast paced, modern world of distractions. That’s by default but it’s also by...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 312 min read
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Ready or not
Today I am thinking about perception. I read one of those blurbs on instagram where the first sentence is spelled wrong but your mind...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 302 min read
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Woodstock NY
Yesterday, I went to Woodstock to get a massage from my uber talented massage therapist. It was fabulous. The minute I arrived in the...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 292 min read
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Laugh often
One of my favorite Seinfeld episodes is when Elaine is sitting next to one of Kramers Polar Bear Club friends at a gathering at Jerry’s....
Marina Del Sol
Mar 281 min read
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Enthusiasm
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I was inspired while talking to one of my clients yesterday....
Marina Del Sol
Mar 272 min read
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Sunny side
I heard someone in a meeting say that his favorite number is “more.”I can relate to that. I was very tired last night so I went to sleep...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 262 min read
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#happy
This morning I woke up and I felt so comfortable. My Buffy comforter felt especially fluffy and soft, my silk pillowcase very soothing...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 251 min read
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Dum Spiro Spero
The Latin expression in the title translates to, “While I Breathe, I Hope”. It represents a fierce determination and willingness to...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 242 min read
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Miss American Pie
As I sit weighing all the different points of view, like that of Joan Baez, of spiritual leaders, of venture capitalists and everyday...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 232 min read
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The Welcome Wagon Lady
Yesterday, at the laundromat a guy was wandering around asking where he could get detergent. He hadn’t been to a laundromat in 40 years....
Marina Del Sol
Mar 232 min read
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Thought traps
In my program they warn us about a phenomenon called “contempt prior to investigation “. It’s a common thought trap where you already...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 222 min read
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You do you
Watching “Geek Girl” this week on Netflix, I was struck by one bit of dialogue. The lead character is upset because she identifies as a...
Marina Del Sol
Mar 212 min read
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