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The ABCs of Love in Balance - R is for Ready

9/25/2020

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R is for Ready

Ready in balance means …
  • Ready for adventure AND ready to prevent problems
  • Ready to help AND ready to leave people be to help themselves, first
  • Ready to believe AND ready to investigate
  • Ready to stay AND ready to go ...
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - Q is for Quality

9/24/2020

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Q is for Quality

Quality in balance means …
  • We strive to be a good role model - not to seek perfection, but to relax and serve others in order to be a part of the solution to humanity’s problems
  • We strive to have a good attitude - not to manipulate, but to relax and serve others in order to be a part of the solution to humanity’s problems
  • We strive to have healthy, sustainable beliefs - not to seek superiority, but to live a life of quality in balance and in peace.
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - P is for Purity

9/23/2020

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​P is for Purity

Purity in balance means …
  • We know there is no such thing as 100% pure just as there is no such thing as perfection
  • We know contamination is a given and has purpose, yet we strive to keep contaminants to a minimum
  • We do not reject the contaminated because otherwise we must reject ourselves and our planet.
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - O is for Optimism

9/22/2020

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O is for Optimism

Optimism in balance means …
  • Seeing reality as it is and choosing to be optimistic, anyway
  • Dealing with problems head-on without losing optimism
  • Choosing to take beneficial action, regardless.
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - N is for Nuance

9/21/2020

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N is for Nuance
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Nuance in balance means …
  • Adjusting temperature up or down by one or two degrees instead of ten
  • Movement leads from the joints and muscles follow along in support
  • Hearing what’s in a person’s heart when they speak more than the words chosen.
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - M is for Magic

9/20/2020

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M is for Magic
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Magic in balance means …
  • Knowing that everything exists on a spectrum …
  • That there is a “sweet spot” worth seeking on each and every spectrum …
  • And inside the “sweet spot” lies real life magic - yet it’s not magic at all - yet it’s magical.
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - L is for Longing

9/19/2020

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​Love is Longing

Longing in balance means … 
  • Never giving up nor succumbing too soon
  • Remembering what is worth seeking and seeking to be worthy
  • Our heart is still guiding and we are still listening.
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - K is for Kind

9/18/2020

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Love is Kind

Kind in balance means … 
  • Engaging, without cruelty and without spoiling
  • Patience without judgment, while letting others be responsible for their own actions
  • Welcoming all cultural differences while refusing to condone violence of body, mind, or spirit of the Earth or its inhabitants.
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - J is for Justice

9/17/2020

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Love is Justice

Justice in balance means … 
  • Peace of mind
  • I do not confuse accidents with intentional harm
  • I know that subtle/quantum level injustice is when a communication, service, or other transaction feels out of balance, and I assertively take (legal) steps to bring it into balance
  • When I or another have been emotionally, mentally, or physically harmed, I tame my emotions and refuse to seek vengeance or revenge; I seek only restitution that matches any harm done, or else I choose to forgive - but never prematurely.
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The ABCs of Love in Balance - I is for Identity

9/16/2020

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Love is Identity

Identity in balance means … 
  • I know what my core values are, why I have them, and how to stick to them under pressure from others whose values may not match or are over a line I do not wish to cross
  • My every action is in alignment with my values, especially during challenging moments
  • I accept that everyone has their own identity, so instead of needing people to be like me or projecting my values onto those I do not know, I take the time to get to know people’s values and find a way to appreciate our differences, even if it means we aren’t likely to be friends.
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The word 'massage' denotes Paula's Fasciae Therapy (connective tissue therapy) that she integrates and innovates from her professional training in Western therapies like: Swedish medical massage, Neuromuscular (NMT), and Trigger Point, as well as therapies of Eastern origin like: massage cupping by machine (not TCM cupping), Acupressure, Shiatsu, and gentle Gua Sha (similar and superior to Graston Technique), along with various vibrational therapies from dense to subtle like: Tok Sen (hammer massage) and BioSyntonie.
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