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Posts Tagged with ‘attitude’

  • An Appetite for Folklore

    28 Feb 2014

    Oh, the battles we wage…inside. I once saw a meme that read: I have never dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul. Click To Tweet I’m not so sure I’d describe my soul as “difficult,” but I take conflicts that arise there seriously. I try to use all my coachy, self-help techniques to […]

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  • Habits

    07 Feb 2014

    Nuns wear habits. The Monastery of the Angels, a website of Dominican Cloistered Nuns, explains it this way: “A “habit” tells who the nuns are.  Nuns are women of prayer who have dedicated themselves to a life of prayer, penance and sacrifice.  They do not keep to themselves the fruit of their contemplation, but share […]

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  • Endings and Beginnings

    20 Dec 2013

    (Note: This may be the least humorous, most content rich post I’ve ever written. I’ve provided links to previous posts as resources for you.  I hope it helps you create a blueprint for making your dreams come true in 2014…should you choose to create one! Please, as you link to the other posts, feel free […]

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  • This Free Spirit

    13 Dec 2013

    This free spirit sings aloud, filled with mirth.  This free spirit sometimes partakes of dessert before dinner.  This free spirit dances with dogs, many of them, all at once. This free spirit feasts eyes upon bold and lively colour palettes.  This free spirit sports costumes which please her…sometimes to the amusement of others.  This free […]

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  • Rearranging the Room in Your Head

    06 Dec 2013

    When I call this a “Confessional Blog” I’m not fooling around. This week I’ll share a recent experience and give you a tour inside my head; some insight into how my brain works. You. Should. Brace. Yourself. Sometimes I free up space in my head and go all conceptual, philosophical ninja on my defenseless self […]

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  • Sniff

    21 Nov 2013

    I don’t read fiction. I’ve always considered it unproductive. I guess, in a way,  I’m a commitmentphobe.  A story must be finished to learn what “happens.”  If I stop short, I waste time. What if I don’t like the read? If I read a non-fiction book I can walk away at any time and take […]

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  • Life and Death in the Pot

    15 Nov 2013

    Are you superstitious? I’ve addressed this topic with executives in regards to superstitious leadership, but magical thinking applies to so many people and can be used against us, or to our benefit. Because our beliefs can hold us back or propel us forward, consider your own obstacles.  Are they real or imagined? Are they helping […]

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  • Play Grounded

    08 Nov 2013

    Lately, I’ve been a bit wonky. Does that ever happen to you? I know I’m off kilter because I get stressed by things that wouldn’t typically bother me, feel rushed, overcommitted and generally out of balance. It’s about life balance. Life is like a teeter totter, it’s fun when everything is working, but if the […]

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  • The Pebble

    13 Sep 2013

    “You can be walking on the most beautiful beach you’ve ever seen and if there’s a pebble in your shoe, that’s all you can think about.”  ~ Jim Hardy We all have our pebbles. Small, sharp sticking points that demand our attention. As a friend told me, we can have the most incredible, full lives […]

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  • Call of The Wild Hair

    16 Aug 2013

    My parents got a wild hair. At the ripe, but not rotting, age of 75 years they decided to shake it up.  Last month during a casual phone call they told me there was a “For Sale” sign in their yard.  They have always lived within a 20-mile radius from me. I was stunned. It […]

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  • Hearing Voices

    02 Aug 2013

    I think of myself as fearless. But. I’m. Not. About 8 years ago I publically declared my intention to become a crazy old lady in my later years. That statement liberated me. It made it possible to be creatively fearless and do stuff that would make the faint of heart run and hide. I put […]

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  • Poetry, Purpose and Pushing Up Daisies

    19 Jun 2013

                       I Will Not Die an Unlived Life                                “I will not die an unlived life.                            I will not live […]

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  • As Good As Goaled

    14 Jun 2013

    Many years ago, I opened a volume of poetry and prayers and a colourful, folded, Post-It note fell out. On this paper I had written 5 things I wanted to accomplish. I’d  written them, tucked them into the book and forgotten all about them. They incubated on the bookshelf for 2 years, then, voila, were […]

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  • Souler Power

    07 Jun 2013

    Is angst the wellspring of creativity? If you Google the word “wellspring” – this is the definition you find: Wellspring – Noun An original and bountiful source of something: “sadness is the wellspring of creativity.” There are studies supporting creativity is driven by depression, mental illness, angst. I respectfully disagree. Now, don’t get me wrong, […]

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  • Willpower and Work – An Inside Job

    17 May 2013

    Yes, I’m a bad person. I know this because the book group I founded, brimming with incredible women, told me so. I got myself in a bit of a mess over a book about Willpower. I don’t really lack willpower, not really. I have it when I want it, BUT I didn’t want it for […]

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  • Give Yourself a Break

    10 May 2013

    Life can get going pretty fast. It’s easy to fall into a pattern, partake in the same old activities, see the same people each day and do the same old thing. Some people call it the “Grind.” Well, you may be stuck in the grind, or you may be enjoying the way things are…no matter, […]

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