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The Urban Hippie: ‘Dave’s not here, man.’

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I enjoyed the exploration of this new green world and felt I had found the strains that worked for me when an opportunity to work in the industry presented itself. After I started working at a dispensary I learned so much more about cannabis all of its compounds and various delivery methods. I was so impressed with the training that we received and our on-site pharmacist was very knowledgeable not only of cannabis but other medications as she came from the retail pharmacy industry.

The Urban Hippie: What does meditation look like to you?

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My meditation life is more like a beautiful mosaic of colors, sounds and tactile components. And yours can be, as well. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Some people confuse “different” with “wrong.” We’re not building jet engines, we’re just trying to give our own “gravity vehicles” the strength and serenity they need to help us live our best lives. It doesn’t have be any deeper than that.

The Urban Hippie: Setting Expectations

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There’s a phrase I learned in recovery that advises expectations are just delayed disappointments. Which I find very helpful. Don’t have expectations of other people’s behaviors, success or failures. Be supportive but have strong boundaries. And realize their journey is their own. Not what you might hope, pray or expect it to be. 

The Urban Hippie: Women’s History Month – Judy Beigbedier

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I first met the woman who was going to change my life forever in early summer 2004. I had recently discovered a wonderful hobby, Letterboxing, and went to a gathering to meet other “‘boxers”. Judy was pretty new to the hobby herself and attended the same gathering.  Letterboxing is a fantastic, truly one size fits all hobby.

Jessica Boehman, "Bedtime Stories" 2013. Colored pencil and pencil. www.jessicaboehman.com

Keep calm and hygge on

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A couple of years ago a lovely young woman I worked with named Juli told me about a Danish custom called Hygge. I love to learn about various cultural observances and practices as I think the world has so many wonderful things in it, I want to learn as much as I can about all of it! If we learn and share together we can learn to respect and celebrate each other better. 

The Urban Hippie: Generation Who?

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Instead of Howdy Doody we had Scooby Do. We heard all about Woodstock and the Summer of Love but watched the Watergate hearings on TV with our Mom and raced home every day after school to watch Dark Shadows. My older siblings loved Bandstand and the Jerry Blavet show on our local Philly TV stations. My little sister and I watched Soul Train. One of my older siblings and I compared our childhood experiences once and realized they were nothing alike. It was like we were raised in two different families. And by two different sets of parents.

How can I build a life with my ‘little sister from my first mister’? It’s called love

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The reason my friend Bern moving in with me is a little unusual is that she’s my first husband’s second wife. Got that? Or as I call her, my “little sister from my first mister.” When did we meet? About six months after my first husband met and fell in love with her. So this is where a lot of folks stop and re-read that sentence. Yes, that’s how it happened.

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