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Colonoscopy, the Awful Must Do

Nov 15, 2014 By elinwaldal 12 Comments

To say that I avoided setting an appointment to have a colonoscopy, would be the grossest of understatements ever. But, like it or not, having a colonoscopy is the quintessential […]

Filed Under: Aging, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Aging, Colon Cancer Prevention, Colonoscopy, Health & Wellness

The Everyday Last Day

Oct 8, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 20 Comments

What would it really be like to live as if every single day were your last. Every. Single. Day. In short, the everyday last day. When I left the house […]

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: Death, Life, Living, Present moment, Right to Die

Birthday Wish

May 10, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 4 Comments

  When I was little every time we drove by a hay truck I would make a wish, eyes closed tight, breath held, words uttered to myself almost as if […]

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: 5oth Birthday, Intention, Self-Love

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