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A New Recipe for Engagement
Recently, when I asked several audiences how they defined encouragement, they struggled to express a common meaning they could agree on.I was intrigued.We think we know what encouragement is, …
The Surprising Benefits of Reaching Out
In a study published by the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, Peggy Liu and her team discovered that people who reached out to others by phone, text, email, or note were surprised at …
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Our Uncivil Internal Conversations
If someone overheard the way you speak to yourself internally, they might faint. Or, they might identify with the harsh words that you use when things aren't going well.Learning to speak to …
Finding My Courage …Again
I thought it would be easy coming back.I never counted on resistance showing up to thwart every action I took.When I am stumped, I go back to the Morning Pages from Julia Cameron’s book, The …
You Never Know When You Might Need a Lifevest
This morning I caught up with a good friend who has had an interesting year in addition to Covid.Last winter, her house was hit by a huge tree that fell on the backside of the house incurring a …
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Life-changing Impact
“When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own. There are times of great uncertainty in every life. Left alone at such a time, …
The Experiment Rarely Works the First Time
‘You just want to try a bunch of stuff because you don't know what's going to be great.” (Ira Glass) I moved last summer. I live near a wonderful town that is only three miles away, and there is …
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Surprise: The Forerunner of Delight
I have a friend who recently hit the wall of isolation with Covid.I think we can all relate.There are days when we wonder if we will ever get our lives back - including family celebrations, parties, …
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The Light that Others See
Yesterday, I talked to a good friend about The Encouragement Project and the challenge of growing it.I told her that I thought I needed to work on the website (I do), but she reflected that this …