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The Overnight Road Trip Reset

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Giulia and Julie both felt restless. A certain twitch in the hands and the feet becomes ever more present. The mind wanders, imagining the feel of acceleration through the curves and emerging onto a calm and satisfying vista.   When you stay in the rut, focused on the small mundane tasks of life, it can…

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Julie K in the coulee along lake and yellow wildflowers

Coulee Corridor Camping: a trip through nature’s trauma and recovery

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In life, there are catastrophic events that change us forever.   Out of nowhere, something breaks away and the forces power into your reality and spill into every aspect of your life. It blindsides you—leaving you physically drained and emotionally raw. For a time, you swim in the swirling currents simply trying to keep your…

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Journey Through Time: Exploring the significance and awareness of time

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Journey Through Time   I’ve been thinking about time travel lately.   We make a lot of excuses about time, don’t we? Our conversations habitually swirl with how busy we are and how we don’t have time to do things we want to.   We continue to find reasons for not taking that trip on…

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Julie K standing with a tree in the Garden District

In step with a Modern Elder: An introvert’s exploration of New Orleans’ Garden District

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An introvert’s exploration of New Orleans’ Garden District   I opened the door to the luxurious foyer and immediately felt my tired muscles relax. My shoes softly stepped on the shiny marble floor as I moved to peer into the sun-filled room.   An eclectic mix of French styles delighted my eyes and textural proclivities.…

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Optimizing Your Performance: 6 game-changing questions from the tennis pros.

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Welcome to Tennis Paradise. Here are 6 game-changing questions that I learned from watching professional tennis players.   The breeze blew through my hair as the sun warmed my back. The flowers were brilliant purple and red and the palm trees perfectly manicured. Happy spectators milled around in brightly colored shorts and oversized hats. Conversations…

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Julie K at Jackson Hole antler arch

9 Top Life Lessons from a Two Week Ski Trip with Friends

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 Here’s My 9 Top Life Coaching Lessons from my two-week ski trip with friends   Ski Week 1 I kept glancing out the window all morning. The fog remained dense. “WTF?” I thought.  “What the fog?” is what I have been thinking all winter. On this day, however, I had a flight that would be…

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JoJo and Mochi and Julie K in the snow

A Road Trip and a Hard Decision: Adding a new dog to the family

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A road trip for JoJo   It was 6:30 pm on a Friday and I was picking up take-out dinner when my phone rang.   A lady’s voice on the other end asked, “I was just calling to find out what time you would be coming to pick up JoJo tomorrow?”   I stopped in…

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Julie K and H in the Alpen Haus

Exploring Enchanting Christmas Markets: From Germany to Seattle with My Dearest Friend

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Almost ten years ago, one of my long-time friends and I boarded a plane bound for Munich, Germany. We were beyond excited because we were going to spend two weeks exploring the Christmas markets.   We snuggled into our seats and discussed which movies to watch for the nine-hour flight. Even as accomplished medical professionals,…

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Julie K walking on tarmac with suitcase

Hate packing? Navigating your emotions and overcoming packing anxiety

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I hate packing.   The guest bed was covered in stacks of outfits in varying coordinated color schemes, along with scarves, jackets, shoes, toiletries, passport, and books. I was so excited about the upcoming trip to Europe, that I was strategizing my packing weeks before departure. I agonized over every detail, trying to anticipate what…

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Julie K travel with strings of chili peppers in Santa Fe New Mexico

The second week of October is the perfect time to visit Santa Fe for introverted (creative) professionals

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The second week of October is the perfect time to visit Santa Fe for introverted (creative) professionals.   You work hard. Your time is spent in focused care of your patients or clients, filled with professional socializing and expert advising. Problem-solving, implementation, follow-up, and documentation consume your daily energy stores.   You live with a…

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Dr. Julie Kellogg: New Year, Same Pandemic – Four Ways to Get on the Good Side of 2021

Dr. Julie Kellogg: This is NOT a COVID Story

You’ve found something fascinating, here, in your articulation of the texture concept. Saying the word, ‘texture’ almost compels one to feel it. I found myself thinking, too, after reading your stories, about the feeling of time slowing in those moments, about the time it takes to allow texture to do its work on us, about allowing beauty and awe and healing.

~@danmarks

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