Archive for the ‘Thoughts on everything’ Category
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I’ve Got Friends in High Places
26 Feb 2016I’ve got friends in High Places How about you? I’m not a social climber or name-dropper – but my friends give me priceless advantage with very little effort on their part. I’m more of a siphon…not a sponge. These friends presence in my life put me at a distinct advantage for being a success. You […]
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Loose Ends
05 Feb 2016Those dang loose ends. We tend to forget them, like fringe on the hem of our pants. We just drag them along, like they don’t even, never did, exist. We don’t need to worry about every little thing, anyhow (click to Tweet). Little loose ends should be the least of our worries. Looking over our […]
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YOU – Get Off Your High Horse!!!
11 Dec 2015Yeah, you – you self-righteous, name-calling, fear mongering, judgmental … YOU! Can’t we change the focus….please? I’ve seen YOU on my social media feed and some of YOU on my television. I’ve heard your fears being, not just shouted, but shrilly wailed from the roof tops. You’re divisive. Your insistence we break into camps helps […]
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Recipe for a Peace of Mind
04 Dec 2015We all have an appetite for a peace of mind. Unfortunately, too often it seems it’s come to this – people are divided, though we are more alike than we are different. We blame, finger point, cave to fears…and the truth is…most of it may not even be real. This Ted Talk brought to light […]
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Create a Personally Meaningful Holiday Season
27 Nov 2015Here it comes… The holidays. Are you ready for the bustle, the buying, the hubbub? Are you ready for gentle lights, quiet warmth, sharing, generosity and reflection? I love the holidays – on my own terms. (click to Tweet) The free market has defined the holidays for us, as it was apt to do. And […]
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Charting a Course for the Good Life
20 Nov 2015What a week! Don’t ‘cha think? It’s been an emotional ride, from the Paris attacks, to our divided ideas as a nation trying to manage a refugee crisis. No one is asking my opinion, and I’m not about to give it – I’m hardly qualified. However, I can clearly see the fallout and have charted […]
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Rejection – For What It’s Worth
30 Oct 2015Rejection. It happens to everybody. Acceptance. That happens, too. I have a friend who entered an art competition claiming, “I won’t get accepted.” The law of distraction heard her loud and clear and promptly fulfilled her “dreams.” She forwarded me the rejection letter with the words, “See?” I replied to her with a rejection note […]
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Fresh Start
23 Oct 2015When I hear the term “Fresh Start” I think of Paul Blanco’s Fresh Start program. It’s for people who have bad credit and need a car. But, today, I’m cashing in on a Fresh Start of another kind. The kind for people who are relationally bereft, those who’ve found themselves light on emotional currency, perhaps […]
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Book Club
09 Oct 2015Yay!!!! I’ve reclaimed my time! It’s a precious commodity you know? And, after last week’s realizations about “over-helping” others and running into a lack of time to pursue my own goals, I’m stepping into the space of taking a big breath, relishing time in my studio and […]
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Wonky World – Mercury in Retrograde
18 Sep 2015From September 17th until October 9th Mercury is in retrograde, or “retrofit” as my husband likes to say, but he’s not a big “asstrology” fan. I don’t REALLY know what this retrograde thing is all about, but I’ve heard things can go askew during this time. In a way, it makes no sense, because […]
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Burn Notice – Insights from Burning Man
11 Sep 2015Insight comes in unusual places. In the middle of a desert, I suppose one would expect a few good insights. Jesus found and resisted temptation in a desert. In Paulo Coehelo’s “The Alchemist” the desert stood between the characters and their dreams, until they learned to embrace its offerings. Insights in the desert – I […]
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Weed Farmers
24 Jul 2015Some people are just weed farmers. They plant seeds of doubt in the fertile manure of your brain, and then carelessly leave them to germinate and grow weeds in your happy little garden. I don’t like that. I hope I don’t trip up and plant the occasional weed, because it’s noxious. Sometimes the evil seeds […]
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Fair Weather Thinking – Part I
10 Jul 2015(Part 1 of a 3 part series – “Fair Weather Thinking” is designed to help you identify more possibilities in your life by helping you clear the path of mental and physical debris that can cloud good decision-making. This series is presented in 3 distinct parts – Own Your Stuff, Set Clear Boundaries and Take Care […]
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Bleeding On It
05 Jun 2015I’m a “recovering Catholic.” Yet, I still believe I must bleed on it. Although I’ve taught time management workshops for years, and I can spot a “Time Drain Myth” from miles away – still I clutch to this big lie like Wylie Coyote to a twig on a cliff. “For it to be really good […]
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Empty Nest
22 May 2015Sometimes I write about art. Sometimes I write about life. Today, I write about my own life. My parents have come to visit. Nearly 2 years ago, after living within a 20-mile radius of me my entire, adult life, my parents flew the coop and moved south for the summer…and the winter… and the summer… […]
