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From Hopelessness to Happiness – A Learnable Life Skill

Posted on March 29, 2012 by in choice, clarity, confidence, courage, gratitude, inspiration, mindset

“Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.” ~ Pema Chodron I had a very sad experience this past week. A family had lost their baby, in the hospital, within 24 [...]

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Can I Trust You?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by in authentic, commitment, community, decisions, inspiration

“Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” ~ Spencer Johnson The ability to trust in all our relationships – not just intimate ones – allows us to take the risks necessary to grow. In addition, knowing how we decide someone is trustworthy is ultimately not so important [...]

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Discover Your Purpose and Live Your Genius

Posted on November 17, 2011 by in authentic, choice, clarity, confidence, courage, decisions, entrepreneur, fear, inspiration, making decisions, mindset, purpose, taking risks

Many of us spend a lot of time doing things we’re good at…if we’re lucky, maybe even things we’re great at. However, very few of us hang out in our GENIUS for very long (or even know what our genius is, for that matter!). Read on for a little help finding out what your genius [...]

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Learning to Let Go – Lessons of Autumn

Posted on September 24, 2011 by in authentic, choice, clarity, complaining, confidence, courage, decisions, fear, making decisions, purpose, taking risks

“Wouldn’t it be terrible if the trees outside identified themselves by their leaves? These are very flimsy things to be attached to.” ~ Adyashanti in Emptiness Dancing Indeed it would be terrible! Especially come Autumn when they all fall away! Imagine all those trees bending over with their branches frantically scrambling to pick up their [...]

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7 Steps to Master The Art of Doing Nothing

Posted on August 25, 2011 by in authentic, clarity, decisions, inspiration, mindset, purpose, self care

“L’arte di non fare niente” As you practice saying the Italian phrase above with the accompanying hand gestures and exaggerated accent (hmmm maybe it’s just me who does that with Italian…), know that it means, “The art of doing nothing.” You might say, “Sure, I know how to do nothing!” We all “know” how to [...]

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Unshakeable Confidence: Facing Fear, Taking Risks, and Surviving the Falls

Posted on July 29, 2011 by in authentic, choice, commitment, confidence, decisions, fear, purpose, self care, taking risks

ziji (zē’jē) n. 1. radiant inner confidence I’m writing this sitting on a plane ride from North Carolina en route to Ashland via San Francisco. Sitting next to me is Fred, a Texan hydrogeologist. He tells me a story. It starts with a dream. Back in the day as a single man, he promised himself [...]

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