Choosing to Love.

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On Sunday ...

someone wrote on my Facebook that my believing of love & tolerance as the correct answer to war was equivalent to 'hugging a terrorist'. I must politely respond with no, that is not right.

In my anger, I thought of a million scathing retorts to fire back. Then I realized doing that sure as heck wouldn't solve any problems nor would it make me feel any better. I deleted the comment and posted the picture above with the following comment instead::

I will never stop praying for peace. I will never stop believing that violence is not the answer. I will not give into fear. When we lessen ourselves to hatred, we are but mere shadows in this world. Only in light may we find freedom. Only in love.

You have two choices when your beliefs are opposed. You can simmer in your rage, carefully selecting words meant to tear another person down, or you can channel your emotion into something that empowers, something that is positive, something that makes people think. Only in light may we find freedom. Only in love.

Love and all is coming. Xx.

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Thoughts & Conversation

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What are your thoughts?

Yesterday, I (Emily, here!) posted this picture to social media. I was struck by the significance of these words and how we, especially females, will scan outward appearances to determine diet, health, lifestyle, so on and so forth. How unfair of us. Of me. I can't say I do this much after graduating from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, but I know I once did. To both others and myself.

Have you ever had your health judged by the size of your body? Do you judge your health based on the size of your body? Have you ever judged someone's health based off of their physical size? Do you think it's gender biased: do you think ladies are more likely to be ridiculed than men? 

I'm interested to hear your thoughts in the comments ...

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Book Club :: Mindy Kaling's, Why Not Me?

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Update:: Part One |

Hey all, it's Emily here! I've been thinking about doing a virtual book club for a long while, and after receiving a particularly good read for my birthday, I thought we'd give it a go! I want to read slowly - none of this read-the-whole-book-in-a-week club where you never have enough time, nor do you actually want to read it that fast, and it ends up being a hopeless discussion that bores everyone to tears. Heck no! I think the best part is how I plan to loosely define 'book' -- books, articles, documentaries, movies, the sky's the limit on what we can check out and discuss! 

To kick it all off, I thought we could start with Mindy Kaling's newest novel, Why Not Me?

Something lighthearted to celebrate my birthday and keep the stress levels low. I read her first book a year or so ago, and it was fabulous. I laughed, I teared up, and I learned some valuable advice from a sassy woman who knows her place in the world and is determined to go after it all. If that isn't Great Vibes, I don't know what is. Snag the book on the right, and we'll kick off the book club by reading the section titled "For the Ladies". It's a fast read and we'll meet back here next Friday (the 13th) & chat about it over virtual coffee and cake. Can't wait! Xx.

 

+ I'm curious. What do you think about a book club? Have you ever done one in the past? If you start it, do you think you'll finish it?

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P.S. Use the hashtag #thegreatvibesguide for anything that makes you feel like doing the happy dance or expressing your imperfectly perfect self.

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