by CJ Blaquera | Jan 13, 2016 | Life
I have endeavored to do many things to improve myself (aka: fix myself). I have tried to develop new habits, cut back, get healthy, exercise more, do less of this or more of that. As you can imagine, over the years many New Year’s Resolutions have gone by the wayside:...
by CJ Blaquera | Apr 26, 2015 | Life
Recently I was invited to a hike with wolves. The most profound (and unexpected) moment of the day was experiencing the complex harmonics of the wolves as they joined each other in a howling jag. Though the wolf kennels were arranged in a semi-circle, I might even...
by CJ Blaquera | Mar 13, 2015 | Freq-y Fridays, Life
This weekend – after attending the annual mastermind for the coaching school I both attended and now teach at – something went missing at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort (Santa Barbara). A fellow colleague and I had enjoyed staying at this Old...
by CJ Blaquera | Mar 7, 2015 | Freq-y Fridays, Life
I’ve been one serious little camper since childhood. I considered Life to be pretty serious business. Especially since for most of it I was trying to earn approval and validation and rack up achievements so I could prove my value. And now… I’m tired...
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by CJ Blaquera | May 18, 2014 | Life, The Daughter's Path, Weight Loss Videos
This week I’m singing for you. If you watch, you’re going to judge me. You can’t help it. Judgment happens. But since you’re going to do it anyway… You have my full permission. [Video below] Usually we think this: Judgment =...
by CJ Blaquera | May 14, 2014 | Life, The Daughter's Path, Weight Loss Mindset
There is a popular notion that associates the quintessential expression of Unconditional Love with A Mother’s Love. On this Wednesday after Mother’s Day, some of you reading this may have felt you received Unconditional Love from your mother – while others...
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by CJ Blaquera | Apr 27, 2014 | Life, Weight Loss Mindset
[Poem for E – Copyright 2014 CJ Blaquera, photo by Domini Martin] Seeking Significance. Vying for Validation. Needing to be Needed. All of which… Never was Necessary. You are…...
by CJ Blaquera | Apr 17, 2014 | Life, Weight Loss Mindset
If you’ve been trying to lose weight for a while now… If you can’t stand the size of your thighs… If the latest diet that everyone is raving about just isn’t working for you… You may find it difficult to believe that whatever...
by CJ Blaquera | Apr 8, 2014 | Life, Weight Loss Mindset
Sixth grade. After school. The eighth grade boy I had a crush on had come over with his best friend (my classmate), and we were hanging out on the front porch. I remember a lot of awkward silences. The MOST awkward silence I can recall is the one where – try as...
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by CJ Blaquera | Mar 16, 2014 | Life, Weight Loss Mindset, Weight Loss Videos
I just had the opportunity to zipline for the very first time in a small northern California town near Napa. A friend and colleague, who thought she would be completely fine because she had no fear of heights, was experiencing terror as she began the zipline course...
