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LIVING FREELY THROUGH THE LENS OF LOVE
Transformation, Poetry, Reflective Writing


Mindset (part 5) Play
As I sit upon a star, way up high looking down at the me who is engaged in play, I am offered a perspective of knowing the freedom that...
Noreen Richard
Jun 29, 20234 min read
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Mindset (part 4) Fast Forwarding My Tape
In my WW (Weight Watchers) world we did a week on rewinding the tape to look at what we did in the previous week and what we might want...
Noreen Richard
Jun 22, 20234 min read
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Mindset (part 3) Roadblocks to Pathways
Life has offered me many opportunities to turn roadblocks into new pathways. As I make my way down the highway of my life I must shift...
Noreen Richard
Jun 15, 20235 min read
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Mindset (part 2) Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway
There have been many times in my life where I have felt fear and I have put one foot in front of the other and got things done. ...
Noreen Richard
Jun 8, 20235 min read
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Mindset (part 1) I can do hard things!
Lunges have always been difficult for me. There have been many times in my life when I was not able to do lunges. Today I am capable. ...
Noreen Richard
Jun 1, 20235 min read
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Routines, Habits, and Daily Living
I am a person of routine. I am also a person who embraces flexibility. Transitions to new routines are often challenging in the moment....
Noreen Richard
May 25, 20235 min read
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Functional Fitness
I am on a journey to live my best life. I have been on this journey for some time. I am on a mission of preparing my body to move in...
Noreen Richard
May 18, 20234 min read
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Radical Acceptance (3 )
As I continue connecting to the melody and notes of my own symphony (see Radical Acceptance (2) previous post) I am embracing creativity...
Noreen Richard
May 11, 20234 min read
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Radical Acceptance (2)
"Whatever is soft is strong." Being kind, gentle and compassionate like the waters surrounding the rocks on the shores of my bay on a...
Noreen Richard
May 4, 20236 min read
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Radical Acceptance
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft,...
Noreen Richard
Apr 27, 20234 min read
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Mirror, Mirror
I am 51 days into the journey of appreciating the woman in the mirror. Each day I look silently in a full-length mirror for two minutes....
Noreen Richard
Apr 20, 20234 min read
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Old Brain versus New Brain (3)
New Brain Old Brain: When I am in new brain and life is good, I find myself exploring life from the position of the spider web versus the...
Noreen Richard
Apr 13, 20234 min read
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Old Brain versus New Brain (2)
When I am in new brain it feels like this: I can take on the world. My brain is calm, my body is relaxed, and I am ready to play. My...
Noreen Richard
Apr 6, 20234 min read
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Old Brain versus New Brain
When I am in old brain it feels like this: My brain is scattered and my body is not a happy camper. I end up in fight, flight, freeze or...
Noreen Richard
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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MY SUPERPOWERS..........
Psychological Flexibility (part 5) Putting it all together This is a picture I took while kayaking on MacElmon's Pond in Lower Onslow, NS....
Noreen Richard
Mar 23, 20234 min read
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MY SUPERPOWERS..........
Psychological Flexibility (part 4) Acceptance vs. Experiential Avoidance I wonder if this is what acceptance vs. experiential avoidance...
Noreen Richard
Mar 16, 20234 min read
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MY SUPERPOWERS..........
Psychological Flexibility (part 3) In the days before I joined my Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) I was part of a meditation...
Noreen Richard
Mar 9, 20235 min read
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MY SUPERPOWERS..........
Psychological Flexibility (part 2) I am the chessboard I am a magical chessboard holding exquisite powers of observing the opening or...
Noreen Richard
Mar 2, 20234 min read
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MY SUPERPOWERS..........
Psychological Flexibility Last week in WW (weight watchers) I was exposed to the technique of creating a healthy snack. There were all...
Noreen Richard
Feb 23, 20234 min read
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MY SUPERPOWERS..........
Boundaries I have not always had healthy boundaries. I have had to learn them over time. Here I am in 1979.....playing a prank on some...
Noreen Richard
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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