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Updating web address to Lori Pelikan

Updating Web Address

Posted on July 10, 2017
in Odds and Ends
by Lori

There are changes coming to my website! Some of the changes will reflect my love for living a mindful healthy lifestyle while living life in the moments. We all want to live a life of fullness. So how do we do it? The answer is to ride the waves and don’t tame them. Exercise your mind, body, and soul. These are the mirepoix of life. It’s the foundation for a life of fullness. You’ll find some writings on life, health, and mindfulness...

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A Father's Love

A Father’s Love

Posted on June 18, 2017
in Odds and Ends, Quotes, Soul
by Lori

"A father teaches how to live by living a life of example. A father teaches how to respect by always being there for family. A father teaches how to dream by encouragement and belief. A father teaches how to trust by countless acts of unselfishness. A father teaches how to LOVE by passing the values of a life lived with reverence, hope, and faith. A father like this will transcend time and live in your heart forever." -Lori Pelikan Strobel Thank you Dad. You live in my...

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Waggleview with Robin Martin, Managing Editor of Under the Gum Tree

Posted on June 7, 2017
in Dog, Waggleview™
by Lori

The Dog Owner: Robin Martin is the owner of Two Songbirds Press, a freelance editorial assistance business. She is also the managing editor of the creative nonfiction and arts magazine Under the Gum Tree. Dog type and Name: Nacho is a beautiful mutt, some kind of retriever mix (maybe a flat coat retriever). I let my 14-year-old son name the dog because he promised to walk her. Unfortunately, she has become accustomed to the name despite the fact that he never...

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Do Nutritional Supplements Work?

Do Nutritional Supplements Work? by Sally Wallace Lynch, Functional Nutritionist

Posted on May 17, 2017
in Body, Health, Odds and Ends
by Lori

Do nutritional supplements actually work? Every morning I shake out capsules from about 7 different bottles of supplements and swallow a handful of pills with a giant glass of water. This routine stopped a few months ago when I decided to go on what I call a “supplements fast”. I thought my body could use a reset since I’d been taking supplements for about 3 years consistently. Plus, I wasn’t sure these pills were worth all the expense and trouble every...

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Waggleview with Terri Webster Schrandt, leisure educator and blogger

Waggleview with Terri Webster Schrandt, leisure educator and blogger

Posted on May 10, 2017
in Dog, Waggleview™
by Lori

The Dog Owner: Terri Webster Schrandt-University Lecturer. Retired Recreation and Parks Practitioner. Self-Published Author Terri is a leisure educator, self-published author, blogger, and retired recreation and parks practitioner living in Northern California. Second Wind Leisure Perspectives is her blog about living a leisure lifestyle. She is also a dog lover and spends a lot of her leisure time with her dogs Aero and Brodie. Dog type and Name: Aero: Boykin Spaniel/Terrier/Poodle mix 6 years old; Brodie: Boykin Spaniel, 4 months old   Q: Why...

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