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Stress, Mindfulness & Meditation

“A goal without an action plan is a daydream” –Nathaniel Branden–

May 10, 2011

I recently read this quote in a book by M.J. Ryan called “This Year I Will…” and I was drawn to it–perhaps because I am venturing into the coaching world and coaching focuses on quicker movement, less of the past and a lot planning for the future.  It’s essentially less talk and more action. This [...]

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How Getting A Dog Improved My Life

April 22, 2011

As I sit here writing this morning’s blog my dog is lying across my feet sleeping. Just a minute ago he was standing between me and a stranger that had come to the door. He is by NO MEANS a security or protection dog but every now and then he pretends and I like it. [...]

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Learning how to be conscious without being judgmental

April 18, 2011

It’s certainly not a bad thing to have dreams and goals and in fact none of us go anywhere without a vision for the future. But for many of us those “dreams” turn quickly into judgments and leave us with an empty feeling inside– as if we aren’t good enough unless THE dream comes true. [...]

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Feeling a little off?

April 17, 2011

I had a dream that I was painting and woke up this morning sure I was going to have a piece of charcoal in my hand.In my dream I had been drawing one of my “usual” female faces but I had done something unique with the background which looked like a blurry puzzel. But I [...]

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Help, I’m Exhausted!

April 6, 2011

Ever catch yourself uttering those words? Perhaps you feel “less than” because you see others juggling their tasks with grace. No matter what they have on their metaphorical plates, it looks easy. I’m often guilty myself — that feeling of wanting to take on as much as I can — prove to some under-developed part [...]

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“Spirituality For Dummies”

October 21, 2009

O.K., I admit it — I went into a bookstore and bought the book “Spirituality For Dummies”. Years of telling myself that while I don’t feel that I am a religious person, I know I often feel something. Whether that “thing” is the “greater than myself thing,” I still don’t know – I’m only on [...]

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“If YOU Change, I Will Be Happy”

August 24, 2009

“You Change and I will be happy”
At the heart of every conflict, disappointment and relational frustration is the idea that if the other person changes we will be happier. Think about your last disagreement with someone you cared about.  Was there an intense need to have that other person see things your way and just [...]

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Loving Yourself First

August 20, 2009

How often have you heard the expression “You can’t love someone else until you love yourself?” It sounds corny to think about loving yourself but self-love and the ability to love yourself is at the core of what is called self-esteem.
So what is self-esteem? Self-esteem is the capacity to know your own worth and value [...]

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