Wake Up Call! – A Busy of Full Life?
A Busy or full life? Is your life “busy” or “full”? I often describe my life as full – filled with a wonderful spouse, treasured relationships, satisfying work and finding…
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NOTHING IS WASTED! Nothing is wasted in life. Everything belongs. I was mesmerized as my friend Sharon displayed the individual parts to be assembled for a silver necklace that she…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Life’s Curriculum
LIFE’S CURRICULUM Life is a curriculum waiting to teach you new insights and wisdom. My friend Lena said that her eighty-four year old dad suffered a major medical issue and…
Read moreWakw Up Call! – Loves Does!
LOVE DOES! Loving yourself, others and the world is an ecosystem of vibrant life! Kay told me about the interior work she’d done to love herself and how it transformed…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Hard on Yourself?
HARD ON YOURSELF? Letting go of being hard on yourself is one of the most important things you will ever do. There was a time when I was particularly hard…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Sweet Surprises
SWEET SURPRISES! Life’s unexpected challenges usually offer sweet surprises. A friend and I were reminiscing about our shared experience as adolescents who experienced long periods of hospitalization. We knew only…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Good to Yourself
GOOD TO YOURSELF Be good to yourself; other things can wait I was anticipating dinner with a woman I admire. We had rearranged our schedule to make this happen. And…
Read moreWake Up Call – Beyond Limitations
BEYOND LIMITATIONS Living beyond something that limits you is an act of courageous love. I’m working on a deadline to complete chapters for a new book titled Beyond Limitations. My…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Bridges of Understanding
BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING Building bridges of understanding instead of digging moats between people is courageous loving. “I’m a silly old fool” declared Clara. This grandmother was describing how she had…
Read moreWords to stop using in 2015?
JANUARY 9, 2015 We use labels like text messages to convey something complex with as few characters as possible. Labels can illuminate your life, or be divisive in belittling yourself and…
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