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Tracy Lee Karner

Not your same old boring salad

Tired of your usual salad? This Arugula, Apple, Walnut salad with Ginger-Lemon-Dijon dressing is a sweet-tangy-spicy pick-me-up for your tastebuds. Bonus: it will ratchet up your energy-level, too. Salad Ingredients (per serving): 1/2 cup baby arugula 1/2 cup romaine or other lettuce, shredded 1/2 medium apple, cored, quartered and thinly sliced 1/4 stalk of celery, thinly …

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C is for CBT: living well, despite everything

This series is an alphabetical exploration of 26 options for living well, despite everything. It answers the question–How can a person live well despite problems?  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people think healthier. Healthy thinking sets us free to live a good life in all circumstances and situations, no matter what problems we’re facing. If you …

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a Winter Day in Providence: Contemplating Soul Liberty

We’ve been spending a leisurely winter day in Providence, Rhode Island. We’ve enjoyed art at the RISD museum, savored a delicious lunch at Pakorang on South Main Street, and crafted our own signature scent at Providence Perfume Company. This article takes us to our fourth stop of the day, the First Baptist Church in America. Are …

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Tracy Lee Karner

a Winter Day in Providence: Revel in a Scentsory Feast at Providence Perfume Company

We’re spending a leisurely, fun winter day in Providence, Rhode Island. This article covers our third stop of the day, Providence Perfume Company on Wickenden Street. We’ve savored a delicious lunch at Pakorang on South Main Street, and enjoyed art at the RISD museum.  After viewing art, the natural impulse is to make art. So let’s …

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a Winter Day in Providence: Thai lunch at Pakarang on South Main

We’re spending a leisurely, fun winter day in Providence, Rhode Island: This article covers our second stop of the day, Pakarang Restaurant on South Main Street. We’ve worked up an appetite playing art gallery games at the RISD museum; let’s eat. I favor family owned and staffed restaurants that consistently provide high-quality and delicious-tasting food for …

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a Winter Day in Providence: 7 gallery games to play at the RISD (or any art museum)

You’re invited to spend a leisurely, fun winter day with me in Providence, Rhode Island: Let’s visit 4 of my favorite places. We’ll take in some art, eat a yummy lunch, create our own signature (all-natural!) perfume, and then delve into a bit of  early Providence history. This article covers the first stop of the day, …

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Tracy Lee Karner

Braciola (Italian Beef Rolls in Tomato Sauce) for 2, prepared with love

Braciola is slow food–weekend fare for people who love to cook. I enjoy chopping the ingredients and pounding the meat. There is art in rolling the beef and stuffing, making neat little bundles of yum. Aromas tantalize while the beef tenderizes in the simmering sauce, increasing everyone’s anticipation. Braciola is best when it’s prepared with love.  Here’s …

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Larry Keltto shares 5 critical insights for solo entrepreneurs' success

So you want to know the truth about solo entrepreneurship? If you write and/or blog with the intention of finding readers, pay attention because you are already a solo entrepreneur! Not everyone prefers to know the truth about the plunge they’re taking. Some people don’t want to hear about the potential disappointments, missteps, frustrations and …

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B is for Breath: living well, despite everything

This series is an alphabetical exploration of 26 options for living well, despite everything. It answers the question– How can a person live well with an unsolvable, unfixable problem?  B is for Breath! Breath–the inspiration of oxygen and exhalation of toxins–performs marvelous healing work in the body and for the soul. Breathing is natural. Babies do it …

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Want to commercialize your baking hobby? 5 practical tips from award-winning entrepreneur Emma Bates

Have you ever been so overcome with excitement you couldn’t talk? In May, 2013, entrepreneur Emma Bates, who founded Courser Farm Kitchen, opened her email to discover a message from New Hampshire Magazine that Courser Farm Kitchen’s granola had won Editor’s Choice Best Granola.  About this heart-in-her-mouth experience, Emma writes on her blog:  “I started jumping all around and screaming. …

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