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Gratitude—the Best 5-Minute Investment Ever

• On December 23, 2020

Little did I know that when I started my gratitude experiment last January, that it is the thing that would save me this year. I started a daily gratitude practice to lift my spirits after my mother passed. I had dabbled with gratitude practice before, but this time I wanted to be consistent and see

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Are you using ALL your Smarts?

• On August 25, 2020

Have you ever had a big decision to make? How did you go about it? At some point did you make a list of pros and cons, or some other logical analysis, that tipped you towards the answer the numbers pointed to?

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Instead of Worrying About What You Cannot Control…

• On July 22, 2020

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Embrace the Suck*

• On July 15, 2020

Yea, this pandemic disruption is starting to suck. Two months I could hunker down and get through. Three months OK. Four months? Five? The rest of the year? Into the next? With each day breaking the record cases of the one before, this massive disruption is here to stay for a while.

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How do “normal” people get through this?

• On June 24, 2020

That’s a theme I’ve heard frequently these last few months. I have asked that same question myself. The Uncertainty. The Overwhelm. The Disruption.  Finally... after a few months of stay-at-home, you’re finally feeling like things are back on some sort of schedule. Then… 

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Please… Don’t Touch the Apples

• On May 18, 2020

I armored up in mask and topped off my hand sanitizer for my every 2-week run to the grocery for fresh food. On the other side of the produce section, there is a guy standing at the bin where all the apples are piled up. No mask. Picking up the apples, one at a time, examining. Evidently searching for the “best” ones to put in his bag.

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What’s Your Thread Count?

• On April 22, 2020

Have you ever held a finely woven piece of silk in your hands? It is soft, fluid, with a natural luster that reflects the light in color-shifting ways. Delicate, and strong. One of the most precious fabrics in the world. 

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5 Minutes to a more Positive Year

• On January 30, 2020

What is one small action I can take today to feel more joy in my life?   What is one tiny step I can take to move forward on my goals?   These are the two questions I ask myself every morning in 2020. The idea comes from a book I have started my year with, The Joy of Appreciative Living by Jacqueline Kelm.  2019 was a rough year for me, lots

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What Makes You Feel Alive?

• On August 2, 2019

While on vacation in Maine last week, my husband and I took a hike on the coast trail in Acadia National Park from Otter Point to Sand Beach and back. The trail winds through the trees and over rocks, fairly easy but with its share of ups and downs, roots and rocks that beg for

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Who Wants to Shovel Snow? I Do! I Do!

• On January 17, 2019

I had a great time shoveling snow this weekend! Bet that’s not what you expected me to say. I found it very calming and energizing. So much in our life is complex, unsolvable, unfinished. Shoveling snow; I could see immediate results. I knew when I was done (at least until the weather decided a few

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