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Words for Finding Your Way (Sentiments from One Traveler to Another)
You are a traveler in this land, and while you’re here, you will move and be moved. In the process of your progress, become the ocean wave that rolls with elegance and sincerity. Burst into joyous...
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Optimism vs. Pessimism
My mom is the most pessimistic person I ever met. My dad was the most optimistic person I ever met. My mother had polio when she was two. When she was four years old she had to have a “birthday party”...
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Turn Your Hopelessness into Hope
Feeling hopeless is human. It is a very dark and destructive place to be. How can you turn feeling hopeless into hope? If you read this you might hope to find some hope. And if you have not yet felt...
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Thank You for Your Exquisite Suffering (How to Show Gratitude for Being Saved...
I wanted to thank a few someones for holding me through some rough times. How could I show gratitude for their wisdom and stamina and insistent Love? How could I hail their SANITY? Everything I wanted...
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Are You Ready to Play on a New Stage?
Do you feel like your insides are being squeezed? As if the way that you now show up in the world is too small for what you really have within you to express? Maybe it’s time to create a new stage for...
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Someone Told Me to Keep My Mouth Shut
When we were young … What were you like when you first joined the workforce, many moons ago? 17 years ago when I joined the workforce, I was shy and timid. I was always the quiet one at the meeting...
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3 Simple yet Powerful Beliefs That Help You Get What You Want Faster
I was thinking about you the other day. About how some days our enthusiasm supports us in doing the hard things, facing the big challenges, and keeping going no matter what stands in our way. And how...
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Forget Spirituality – the Art of Being Human
Call yourself “spiritual” – is that a religion? What does it mean? Does it mean now you judge people because they don’t understand how elevated you are, because that’s what you are now, elevated. Above...
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How About Those Resolutions?
Now that we are past January . . .are you keeping your resolutions? Or did you even make any? On New Year’s Day, most of us wake up with a renewed sense of potential and possibility – unless of course...
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Some Common Ways We Screw Up Happiness
We all do some things that make it hard to be as happy as we can be. I try to identify these, because once I spot them, it’s much easier to avoid them. I’ve made all these mistakes. How about you? To...
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You Are Much Stronger than You Think
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer One of the best days of my life was the day a dear friend of mine told me I sounded like a victim. At the time,...
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Accepting Our Past In Recovery
One of the most difficult tasks in recovery from drugs and alcohol was learning how to accept my past. I often look back at who I was before, during and after our addiction. Throughout my active...
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Crazies Create Convenience
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” ~ Steve Jobs I watched a Netflix documentary about the great Steve Jobs recently. He advised people to stay hungry and to stay foolish. If you are reading this post on your...
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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Care About What Others Think
How much ever of a façade we put up, deep down, all of us want to be liked and appreciated. Whether it’s wanting to experiment with our career or being vocal about our feelings – there are so many...
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The Uneventful Days That Affect Us Forever
“Do human beings ever realize life while they live it—every, every minute?” – Emily, from Our Town by Thornton Wilder This past weekend I went back to the city where my brother and I had both lived for...
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8 Ways to Be Constantly Improving
One day I decided to do stand-up comedy in the Subway. I was scared. We got on the subway. I told the person videotaping it to forget it. No way! “But,” I said, “Turn on the camera anyway”. She did and...
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The 4 Biggest Lessons on Love
Press pause for a moment … on your work deadlines, on your kid’s school schedules, on your long weekend plans, on whatever device is ringing and buzzing. I have an important question for you. How is...
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Are You at Peace with It?
A choice you make that came with some struggle. To let go. To jump in. To shift your perspective. You did it. You made the call. How do you know if you’re at peace with it? Well… You’re at peace with...
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4 Steps to Take Action on Your Goals
Did you know that 90 % of all New Year’s resolutions never get fulfilled? So if you’re ever found yourself on December 31st, wondering what happened to all of the big goals you set for yourself back on...
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The Most Important Ingredient to Finding Love Is . . .
This Valentine’s Day, let me let you in on a secret: everyone is hung up about love! It’s one of the top concerns I hear from my clients. Yes, even the hugely successful feel like they are utterly...
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