Amanda Blum

Writer. Storyteller. Humanist. Anthropologist at heart. Nerdy bohemian tryin' makin’ art outta business.

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It’s easy to get overwhelmed with everything that’s going on.

I battled with the uncertainty of the times and despaired for the vulnerable.

But that didn’t help me or anyone else.

Stress suppresses the immune… https://t.co/xIrJjCV97A

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(Part 2)
Maybe you are already fulfilling your “nudge" and gaming is a way to keep your balance. In that case, game on, lover.

However, if you’re getting nudged in a direction and you are ignoring the call or too… https://t.co/8wffE1Wasz

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(Part 1)
My fella is a hardcore gamer (see previous post) and can spend 4 hours straight stuck to the screen.

On his day off the other day, he asks what I think of him playing video games first thing in the… https://t.co/5DRAD4p9PT

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This has always been my philosophy towards presentations and public speaking.

As a kid, I gravitated to teachers who told stories. The ones who were so passionate about a subject, it became contagious.

As an… https://t.co/jxZCL58JvY

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Been spending most my days in the great outdoors.
Hours walking alone, listening to Eckhart. It's the deepest peace I know, an abounding meditation.
His words came:
Look at the planet and… https://t.co/jFqPfMPzz9

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To my brothers feeling left out when I say: sisterhood. Consider that we’ve been singing about crowning thy good with brotherhood and being proud of giant leaps for mankind for eons. We’ve just had to include ourselves. Try to do the same.

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Dear world: when someone offers you her time: show up on time. Show up early. Wasting another woman’s time is not okay. Women: when folks waste your time It is okay (wise) not to offer It to them again.

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Back in the UK in the bohemian dream house.
I've spent the last few hours reading my diaries from 2001-2006. I kept a detailed record of my life... who I hung out with, what happened, what… https://t.co/lU4L2glpDk

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@tiachristiner Amazing! 😍😍😍

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I've value directness.
I don't like when we (as humans) beat around the bush or try to control the outcome too much (manipulation).
Phoniness happens when we want to look good or try to… https://t.co/9Du2A3dvQ7

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Peeps, this is happening on Friday >>>
(#Repost)
FEM Real Talk is a gathering of women of #realinfluence who’s stories and background make up a body of work that is inspiring and… https://t.co/WmZRp4lSbb

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LGBTQ trying to free yourselves from shame:remember- that shame stems from Evangelical Xtianity. Same club voted in Trump, rejects earth care,supports racism/misogyny, rejects refugees en masse.Making them moral judge of your life =making cattle industry judge of animal cruelty

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Two things that are working for me:
1) I started eating plant based cos #eczema was out of control. After 3 years, the eczema's finally gone! I tried so many things and almost gave up… https://t.co/COK1HAXE2G

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Yup. https://t.co/L0aUYIJbFe

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THE DOWNSIDE OF RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS IS THAT YOU HAVE TO MANUFACTURE DISCIPLINE.
There’s no boss breathing down your neck. No office hours. No looming panic that you’ll lose your job… https://t.co/VebkJkriqt

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I only have two kinds of days: days I write, and days I don't. #writerslife

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'It's not rocket science darling. We’re just asking you to be thin and curvy, sexy and innocent!’

Acting auditions can be SAVAGE 😂
#LeadingLadyParts

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Overlook the cheesiness for a minute. How many real friends do you have? Confidants you can talk honestly about life on a regular basis, through good times and bad? I read if you have one… https://t.co/BjReIB3XBr

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"How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment." Eckhart Tolle all day, Er'day. https://t.co/Vm3a51WOd2

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This might be my best purchase of 2018 (well this, and the bamboo straws).
Not long ago I went to a wellness event and attended a "myofacial release" workshop.
I wouldn't have believed it… https://t.co/FXWP4faXAF