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Mar.14.2013
I quit following pro football but I still see some headlines so I know the Pittsburgh Steelers released James Harrison.
Harrison was a defensive SuperBowl XL hero. Intercepting a Kurt Warner pass at the Steeler goal line right before the half, he ran it all the way back for a Steeler...
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Mar.04.2013
Mondays I usually come home with a few good stories to share with my girls.
It’s the day I coach scholars at a private vocational school.
The start of my workweek is always big!
“Mom, tell me again why you became a Life Coach?”
He grew up in a remote town in the province with no...
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Feb.22.2013
I spent a great deal of time alone. I work alone for my company, far from my house, far from our offices. I generally set my hours and agenda. Although I attend meetings, I rarely speak and I'm rarely addressed.
I write alone. I set my hours, objectives and agenda....
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Feb.07.2013
Once again I was away from work, and the stress, anxiety and frustration sloughed off me like dead skin. The cause and effect between my work and life's weariness is clearly established.
I traveled, watched some television, and read some books while I was off work. A few things...
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Nov.25.2012
These aren't mantras, you know, he says to me. They're not sounds that transform your state of awareness, expand your third eye and open doors into other levels of thinking and existence.
I know that, he replies, not peevish but reflective. These are words that I think about to help me...
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Jun.03.2012
I felt disconnected and preoccupied for a long time.
Despite the mounting worry deep down, I never lost hope.
I took what came my way, making the most out of every possibility.
I held on, blindly believing that something would shift and eventually come my way.
Night after night I clung to my pillow...
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Dec.21.2011
We all have our own “it,” that something or someone in our lives that threatens to suck the living right out of us. Whether it’s a rotten boss, a surly spouse, a wild child, an unfulfilled passion, health issues, or debt coming out the wazoo.
For my first 43 years, I felt apologetic that I...
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Oct.17.2011
I know not to absorb “mung” from spewers of negativity and unhappiness. Still, caustic salvos sometimes slime their way into my brain, squelching my imagination, confidence and optimism. When I reflect, I realize the vile intruders have access only if I permit them.
Thankfully, the duration of most...
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Oct.13.2011
Did I end yesterday's blog by saying that dreams during the 3rd night of the full moon would be filled with love? Here's what really happened....
I'm standing in the outback with a broken branch in my hand, facing me is a frill-necked lizard (it fans out it's neck skin and gets...
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Apr.18.2011
As you may (or may not) know, today Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon. The twenty-nine-year-old Kenyan ran 26.2 mile course in 2 hours, 3 minutes and 2 seconds, the fastest time ever.
The Boston Marathon
Meanwhile, I sat at my desk all day…
Today, I started a new writing project and...
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