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Aug 31, 2016

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Write, Starr

Write, Starr. Do it. Write about love, or fear, or the world, but write,...

Apr 30, 2016

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Homeschooling and Unschooling for Be...

Parenting is hard! As parents there are so many choices that can alter the...

Oct 9, 2015

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So many people already awake;
So few looking up to the stars.
Their minds say, “Morning”
And even though the Sun has yet to hit
the Horizon,
They miss looking up and taking in
the Beauty and Magnitude
and Mystery of
It All.

Sep 29, 2015

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Why I Boycott Starbucks

Recently a friend jested on Facebook that he would be tagging myself and my...

Mar 16, 2014

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The Quest for The One Right Way

If a world is in constant search for the One Right Way, power may become corrupt, and individual lives meaningless to those who control the resources. The One Right Way may become the ultimate goal, leaving behind the importance of nurturing, love, healthy communities & healthy ecosystems.

Feb 9, 2014

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A Look at Freedom

Inside each one of us is a desire for freedom. Yet, for most, there is a lack of understanding of what that yearning even translates into.

Dec 24, 2013

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Happy Holidays: A Look at Gift-Givin...

I’m still unclear if it is appropriate to say “Merry Christmas” anymore, or if I should choose the generic-yet-thoughtful “Happy Holidays” as I move about the world.

Dec 13, 2013

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The Mystery Gallery

From alter items to clothing, vitamins & singing bowls, I could take up way too much time listing the items you could find at The Mystery Gallery.

Dec 12, 2013

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Grandma Chonga’s Salsa-Que

When my husband and I tasted the Grandma Chonga’s salsas last month, we enjoyed them all (we didn’t try the really spicy one), but our eyes especially widened for Salsa-Que.

Dec 11, 2013

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The Story of Stuff

Five years and 40 million views later, The Story of Stuff is a Community of 500,000 changemakers worldwide, working to build a more healthy and just planet.

Dec 10, 2013

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Starr’s Theory of Why Quitting...

As long as we continue to maintain a society that values money over life and being right over being happy, smoking will be attractive to our subconscious.

Dec 5, 2013

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Virtual Interview with Annemiek Douw

I’d like to share with you a recent interview I had with Annemiek where I got to ask her about authenticity, as well as rethinking terms like ADD.

Nov 19, 2013

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Public Failure

Failing happens to us all, and can often lead to other successes and wins...

Nov 8, 2013

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Day 2 of Gratitude

Today’s gratitude theme is: WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN NEVER REPAY? Wow. Well that definitely made me think.

Nov 7, 2013

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My 21-Day Gratitude Challenge, Day 1

How amazing that something so simple as gratitude can start out my day with a smile… and yours, too!

It isn’t too late to sign up and be reminded daily to feel and share the power of gratitude. Imagine all of our consciousness of appreciation joining together for 21 whole days! We are so powerful!

Nov 6, 2013

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The Divided Brain

While our brains are indeed divided, it is not in the “reason” vs. “creative” sort of way, but more in a “bigger picture” vs. “detailed focus” way. In addition, they go on to explain how our frontal lobe’s primary purpose is to inhibit. Inhibit what? Take the less-than twelve minutes and find out!

Nov 4, 2013

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F*$% S#!@ Stack

I just love this video! And Reggie Watts!

WARNING: PARENTAL ADVISORY!! LOTS AND LOTS OF CURSING!

Oct 31, 2013

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Cafe Hibiscus

It is so good, so fantastic, so delicious, that I literally cannot force myself to order something different. Even sitting here typing about it, my mouth is watering. The flavors they manage to get in that chicken breast work so well together, and it is always super-tender.

Oct 30, 2013

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The Benefits of Unschooling

Imagine with me, if you will, a spectrum of homeschoolers. On one side (one...

Oct 30, 2013

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Happiness vs. Stuff

Surrounded in a sea of thoughts and ideas, we all have been bombarded with the idea that the more “stuff” we have, the happier we’ll be. That those poor people in those countries where they live without electricity have no idea what they’re missing here “in the land of the free.”

Yet, in one of my favorite reads online, Why Having More No Longer Make Us Happy points out just how false of an assumption this is.