Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth. {Archimedes} When I was a kid, I curled in. I hunched over, chin to chest, chest to knees. I wore dark colors – you know, things that were flattering for a person of my size. I held my legs close together. I sat [...]
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Oh dearest YOU, I’m not sure if you get the same way that I do when the seasons are changing, nervous and anticipatory, pacing around the house, readying things for what is to come, cleaning that which seems like it must be cleaned, putting on more clothing, taking it off, reassessing my goals, thinking about [...]
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This is a guest post written by Ann Becker-Schutte, one of my favorite new voices in the blogosphere. Enjoy! xo I have mentioned before that I regularly appreciate the wisdom of the people I get to share my days with. Well, here’s a wonderful example of that. The title of this post was something that [...]
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This week, an awesome reader [Debbie Scribble] sent me a link to this article from the Huffington Post – Half of Men Say They Would Leave a Partner Who Gained Weight: Survey. Beside the glaringly obvious nausea inducing concept revealed in the title, the article mentions several studies done around the world that indicate the [...]
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Once upon a time, I wrote a post about learning how to say no, but this week I was reminded in no uncertain terms about what it means to be the kind of person who says no. This kind of person is definitive. They are able to assess the situation, be mindful of their own [...]
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I am notoriously late on just about EVERYTHING – Seriously though did you see my tweets this week? Planking? Owling? I might as well be a 102 years old. Long story short, I know that lots and lots of people have already seen this video. But it is the end of a long, hard, not-so-fun [...]
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So the LOVELY Sui of Cynosure (what’s that? you’ve NEVER been to her site? run. don’t walk.) wrote a fantastic post this week asking people to create lists of what they like to do to cheer themselves up when they are in a funk. Now, I’m fairly certain I’ve written a number of this type [...]
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A new wave of research discussed by the New York Times a couple of weeks ago begins with a single question: Do you treat yourself as well as you treat your friends and family? The article goes on to talk about a new arena of psychological research geared towards the notions of self-compassion and treating [...]
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Hi, my name is Marzipan, and I’m a television addict. It’s true. I’m the kind of girl that sort of thinks that characters on TV shows that I love are my real life friends. The kind of girl that finds few things more relaxing and wonderful than kicking back and zoning out. I am a [...]
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I spend much of my adult life looking for holes in my ever thickening atmosphere of comfort and safety, trying to figure out how to better insulate and support myself. I am the type of girl who needs serious continuity and stability. I need to know where my stuff is, how I’m going to get [...]
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Medicinal Marzipan is a blog about learning to love yourself a little bit more every day - to the best of your abilities and without any regrets.
