Learning to Pause
February 27, 2024
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When Rest Doesn’t Come Naturally ”Learning to pause”, I say, because pausing absolutely does not come naturally to me. I was abashed to discover years
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Happiness Is An Inside Job
May 24, 2022
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The Tree Book and Early Lessons on Inner Strengt Happiness is an inside job. Really? Here’s my backstory. When my grandkids turned six, I gave
When In Doubt, Choose to Love
January 24, 2022
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When in Doubt, Choose to Love: Finding Calm, Clarity When in doubt, Choose to Love. There are so many things to say about Love that my heart starts
Live Out Loud the Language of Love
January 13, 2021
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How can we live out loud the language of love? Let us count the ways. So many horrific, inspiring, catastrophic, compassionate events have happened in the last year, the
Feel the Support: What, When, Where, How?
July 16, 2019
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Why Feeling Supported Matters Right Now I have just been elected to our building’s Board of Directors…it’s been a bit of a communication jungle on
Thanksgiving Revisited: Rediscovering Gratitude, Awareness, and the Gift of Presence
November 25, 2015
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Gratitude in a Complex and Changing World In the midst of concurrent events, some full of renewal and hope (Canada’s recent federal election, the upcoming
Tuning In to Subtlety: Awareness, Presence, and the Depth of Everyday Experience
August 13, 2015
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Listening to the Subtle Changes of the Season Summer is a glorious time indeed, exuberant, light, upwelling. I love looking out my window to the
Happy? Happy… Happy!!! Exploring the Meaning of Happiness in Everyday Life
June 2, 2015
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Understanding the Universal Search for Happiness The theme of Happiness has been popping up (like popcorn!) in the last while. In his most basic teachings the
Well Wishing: Gratitude, Compassion, and the Power of Goodwill
January 8, 2015
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Beginning the New Year with Well Wishes The New Year has begun… I find myself full of well wishes, for family, friends, for YOU! And for
To Emulate or Eschew, That Is the Question
October 30, 2014
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Emulating or Rejecting Our Parents In a recent conversation I learned that a friend of mine feels like he has spent much of his life
Gratitude and Perception: How Your Thoughts Shape Reality
November 28, 2013
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Today is Thanksgiving for many of my family and friends. If that includes you, or did, Happy Thanksgiving! Even if you’re not celebrating this holiday,
Year-End Reflection and Change: Gratitude, Intentions & Personal Growth Journey
December 30, 2012
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The end of the year is approaching — a new one is waiting in the wings, ready to slide in and bring 2013 into our
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