Wake Up Call! – Tripped Up for Good?
TRIPPED UP FOR GOOD? Stress is my heart’s way of tripping me up in order to stop and focus on what matters. Two nights in a row I prepared meals…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Acts of Caring
ACTS OF CARING A simple act of caring changes the day and illuminates the world with kindness. I was recently with friends of mine, some of whom were meeting each…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Joy Acknowledged
JOY ACKNOWLEDGED Acknowledging joy in the midst of your most trying days re-balances you. I was driving over the mountains into Seattle in the rain this week. I was preoccupied…
Read moreThe Peace Calculation?
September 5, 2013 The familiar drumbeat of war is sounding. The atrocities of the Assad regime and the suffering of the Syrian people are real. But missing in the debate…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Walk Lightly
WALK LIGHTLY To walk lightly and laugh at yourself creates space for the breath of life to flow through you unplugged. When I arrived at my friend Joan’s house she…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Loyal?
LOYAL? Loyalty is measured by what you say about your friends rather than what you say to them. I have a friend who is socially inept and annoying. My antenna…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Upheld?
UPHELD? Be open to those who uphold you and your well-being. I was surprised when a relative stranger asked me, “How can I pray for you this week?” The unexpected…
Read moreDifficult Colleagues? How to get along!
August 14, 2013 Young Upstarts just published this article of mine – Five Tools for Getting Along With Difficult Colleagues. Read it and think about how your own voice, finding…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Unclutter Your Life?
UNCLUTTER YOUR LIFE? Celebrate Unclutter yourself from life-draining images you once thought were normal. Marcus said, “I spent decades knowing only a harsh, judgmental religion that was my dad’s. I…
Read moreCompassionate kids and adults?
August 5, 2013 We create a world of greater compassion and empathy through our daily choices and actions. 5 Tools for raising compassionate, empathetic kids offers tools for this with…
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