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Health IS a Verb and What I Learned in 2018

When all of my friends started posting about their “Word for 2018” at the end of 2017, I rolled my eyes so dramatically, it would have rivaled any disgusted teenage eye roll. I […]

December 31, 2018 AKMPhoenix
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Choosing my Focus for the Year

For nearly a decade, now, each New Year’s Eve, I have said something like, “Oh, good Lord! I am so grateful this year is over! Next year has got to be better.” In some […]

January 1, 2018 AKMPhoenix2 Comments
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Being Divinely Human Means Experiencing Emotions

As human beings, we are designed to have a full range of emotions, to feel those emotions, and to choose how we are going to respond with those emotions. Emotions […]

February 3, 2017 AKMPhoenix
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Signs and Symptoms of Sickness

Aside from the usual cold symptoms – coughing, sneezing, headache, fever, sore throat – I have noticed a few more symptoms that are seemingly traveling with this season’s cold du […]

September 20, 2013 AKMPhoenix
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Vulnerable Science

The other day, I logged into Facebook and the first thing on my newsfeed was a posting from a woman whom I truly love and respect. She had posted a […]

July 20, 2013 AKMPhoenix

Support From Within

The human body is a profoundly beautiful and miraculous machine that, when treated well, runs superbly and, when ignored, still runs. As a Healer, a lot of my time is […]

May 19, 2013 AKMPhoenix

THRIVE!

I took the time this evening to watch the movie, Thrive! It swept through Salt Lake a few months ago in a frenzy of excitement and almost frenetically worshipful gatherings that […]

July 31, 2012 AKMPhoenix

Midday Appreciations

Summer is well under way and I am still trying to get the hang of my schedule. I love that *I* am the only person I must answer to when […]

June 15, 2011 AKMPhoenix

Post #800

It seems somewhat appropos to do a ceremonial 800th post. Wow! 800 pieces of wittiness and wisdom from me! Can ya even stand it??? LOL Thing is, I don’t have […]

November 15, 2009 AKMPhoenix

It’s No Biggie!

“It’s about the size of a tampon,” the ultrasound tech said as she left the examination room. She had instructed me to pee – of which I was very grateful […]

July 7, 2009 AKMPhoenix

Into the Darkness

Last night at dinner, I swallowed a “big bubble” while sipping Sprite. I remember saying, “OW! That hurt!” And I felt the super ball-sized object lodge in my throat. I […]

June 18, 2009 AKMPhoenix

Morning

Morning has broken… and actually, it broke almost moments after I had fallen asleep. I think the last time I looked at the clock, it said 4:24. I awoke at […]

February 28, 2009 AKMPhoenix

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