Often, we think that the things we do well are common to everyone. I don’t know why this, is but it seems to happen frequently. Today, I was listening to a panel discussion about leadership, and a …
The Legacy We Create
It’s Sunday. When I read the news this morning, I was shocked to see the obituary for Tony Hsieh, the brilliant entrepreneur, friend, mentor, community builder, and friend to many.By noon on Sunday, …
Power in Your Pocket
Lately, I keep hearing stories about the power we have to change a life.This week, one was in a podcast interview that Tim Ferris did with Michael Lewis, the writer.Michael Lewis remembered that he …
Called to Belonging
We are being called to widen our sense of belonging.It is easy to stay safe in the nest of family, friends, and the circles in which we typically travel. We know who accepts us, we don’t have to work …
30 Days of Encouragement
I used to meet a group of friends at a local Farmer’s Market for coffee early in the morning.One of our members, a psychiatrist, always had a hard time during the holidays because so many of her …
Creating Rubber Duckie Reserves
The Rubber Duckie represents comfort. It harks back to our youngest days when we ended up in a warm tub sometimes filled with bubbles and a few floaty toys - one being a rubber duck. It reminds us of …
How Things Look and How Things Really Are
When you look at this rockface, you see a flat rock with some cracks. Impossible to climb right?If a rock climber looked at it, he/she would see certain rises in the stone that would be enough to …
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A Theme for Your Practice
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” Carl JungThe word practice can call up images of mothers calling us to do dreaded scales on the piano or learning something that’s a …
Stop Waiting for Someone to Go First
It feels so good when someone stops to notice your fabulousness, doesn’t it? I don’t know about you, but I think I could get used to a little more of it. It isn’t that I don’t hear it- I hear it alot …
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When Something Calls You, the Clues Appear Over and Over
I didn’t notice clues right away. But I did start to notice one specific thing that made me curious.I worked in a school at the time. I was writing a resource book for parents who didn’t know how to …
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