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Olivia Castillo
Author, Motivator, Shaker & Mover, Mother, Wife, Artist, Dreamer

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Night
"What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!" Shakespeare With the waning daylight, crisper nights, and the smell of autumn in the...


Love in the Time of COVID-19
"Humanity, like armies in the field, advances at the speed of the slowest." --Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera I...


Dancing in the Dark
“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize...


Healthy Mind & Healthy Body
It’s been awhile since I have blogged. When I think of what’s happening out there, it feels like I’m listening to nails scraping across a...


Meeting Our Shadow Self
"Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently." - Kitty O’Meara I...


America in Trouble
Ay, ay, ay, that the slave was my grandfather is my sadness, is my sadness. If he had been the master it would be my shame: that in men,...


Running is Not the Answer
"Danger--if you meet it promptly and without flinching--you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!" ...


What I've Been Up to in Pictures
Surfer enjoying the sunset at Strands Beach, Dana Point, CA. Beautiful night sky at the Ritz-Carlton, Salt Creek Beach, Dana Point, CA....


And the People Healed...
And the people healed And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played...


The Day the World Stopped
"How did it get so late so soon?" - Dr Seuss I remember exactly where I was when I knew life as I had known it had ended. I was with...
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