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Happy Anyway

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There’s a science to it. I’ve always considered myself to be a pretty lucky person. I have everything that I need and a good deal of what I want. Lucky duck? Many of my friends don’t think so. One friend in particular has always been determined to set me straight. “You’re not actually lucky,” she’ll […]

How to Improve Your Luck

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Tap into a lighter, more loving energy.

Relaxing the body with loving meditation

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START SPEAKING (AND LIVING) YOUR TRUTH

FIND YOUR VOICE

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HOW DO YOU WANT TO SHOW UP?

THE DOORWAY

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My friend Millie met a Vietnamese Monk at a retreat in 1988.  She saw him talking to a group of children at the water’s edge and stopped to listen in.   Thay, as the monk asked to be called, was holding a stone and invited the children to do the same. Gently, as was his way, […]

Two Degrees of Separation

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This morning I was drying my hair and thinking about the day ahead. I don’t know about you, but the whole shower sequence is an idea incubator for me. So, I’m blowing out my hair, thinking about a free talk that I’m giving next week with Dana Hilmer – ideas were firing so quickly that […]

Hop Off The Train

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A natural contrarian, my grandfather’s default answer to anything was some version of NO.

It’s easier to just say yes.

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I beg to differ.

hot as hell

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Do you know what a catbird is? It’s a greyish bird, medium in size, with an absolutely horrible squawk of a call. I know this because one made a nest in my arborvitae hedge. Our two fat old cats hang out in the yard, chase the occasional mouse, and absolutely freak that catbird out. I […]

The caterwauling starts at 4am

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