Tag Archives: well being

Three words for a year-end review

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Translation, transmutation, transformation. Use these three words for a year-end self reflection. Hold them in your heart and mind in the days as the year ends. Translation: Translation doesn’t change something’s truth or existence, it simply uses different words to … Continue reading →

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Happy, the documentary

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

What makes a person happy? The science of it, the fun of it, the goodness of it. On Amazon Prime if you have that. Happy – A Documentary Trailer from Wadi Rum Films on Vimeo. See

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Compost Mysteries: 2

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Composting reminds us that we are part of the Circle of Life. Modern conveniences have largely removed us from this miracle and its mysteries. We need food, we buy food, we throw away food. Yet food is food for other … Continue reading →

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Small things are big things

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Yesterday, I figured it out. My thyroid was low. An increase of the plant based supplement that I take for thyroid was all that was needed. It has probably been a month or so that my thyroid has been on … Continue reading →

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With the Morning

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Five hundred or so years ago, Grandfather would take me out. Each morning we would meet the day. Sometimes the cold wind would almost whisk me away but he would hold my hand and his strength was all I needed. … Continue reading →

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