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Which Do You Choose: An Adventure Or Safety?

What path have you been on this summer? My path has been a bit of a strenuous one as I learn to embrace all the changes in my life. But embrace them I will for I have no desire to be unhappy and complain about what is.   Part of my journey is to make [...]

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What do Daniel Pink, Aging & No Regrets Have In Common?

“As individuals age, they place greater emphasis in their own lives on qualities they might have neglected in a rush to build careers and raise families. The qualities of: purpose intrinsic motivation meaning.” Daniel Pink in A Whole New Mind My purpose when I was in college and for some years after that was to [...]

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What If You Just Accepted How You Feel vs. Thinking You “Should” Feel Differently?

Dealing with your feelings can “feel” like a second full-time job when you’re working so hard to NOT feel them. At the root of your non-acceptance of your feelings is a mistaken paradigm that some feelings are good and others are bad. As a sensitive person, I found growing up with that paradigm pure hell. [...]

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What Can Poop Teach You About Empathy And Truth? Lessons From My Granddaughter

My almost 5 year old granddaughter, Ellie,  and I had lunch together yesterday. “Logan [a boy from preschool] pooped in his pants,” said Ellie giggling. “I doubt he wanted to do that. Do you think he was embarrassed?” She shrugged her shoulders.   “Then he lied about it!” “What do you think made him lie [...]