Archive for December 2024
Sustainable plastic free Easy Healing Drinks
As we approach the shortest day and the longest night, I’m looking at my values. Plastic diminished holidays are a priority for me. Less plastic means more hands-on interactions and nature-based experiences. If you’re looking for inspiration on how you can do this, here’s a great holiday guide from Beyond Plastics. As the Global Plastic…
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Rest the Solstice and Kapha Time
What do rest the Solstice and Kapha time have to do with one another? As I head toward the bottom of the year, I can feel the drag of the shortest day approaching, the urge to hibernate, to rest. Simultaneously holiday requirements load extra jobs on already overburdened days. The doshas, biological energies of Ayurveda,…
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Surprising Numbers
Third highest US popular vote of all time: Kamala Harris (74.3 million) Narrowest popular vote margin since Bush-Gore in 2000: Trump-Harris 2024 (2.5 million) Unusually high US voter turnouts: 2020 (65.8%) and 2024 (63.7% of registered voters) 29% of US adults voted for Trump in 2024 (76.8 million out of 265.6 million adults; roughly 100…
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