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It was a Dark and Stormy Night…
Autumn storms turn the afternoons gloomy. We celebrate sugar-coated Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos. We’ll soon bid goodbye to Daylight Savings time; depressing for night owls like me. These are traditions or seasons, but what of news hits that throw blanket after weighted blanket upon our weary souls? Are we ineffective and quivering balls…
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Quote of the Week…
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021
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Driving My Boat…
What floats my boat? I’m very happy to spend the bulk of my mornings writing, but every now and then life’s worries and duties interrupt. I was hit hard last week when a routine oil change turned into major car repairs. Perhaps because I nearly cried at the news, my service advisor felt sorry for…
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Be True to Yourself…
It is the only way to be authentic in a world of others. So often we find ourselves living out someone else’s idea of a life. I hope that is not the case for you. May you know exactly what floats your boat and have many opportunities to ride the high seas of your particular…
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Quote of the Week…
“The truly important things in life — love, beauty, and one’s own uniqueness – are constantly being overlooked.” Pablo Casals, 1876-1973
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Hanging out in the Easy, Fun Zone…
What thrives in your easy, fun zone? Where does your bright beam of inspiration, motivation and enthusiasm naturally land? Back in my public speaking days, I would ask this question: What is the one thing you would do if NO thing, NO person, NO circumstance could hold you back? While we are stepping our toes…
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Reframing the Shame of Things Undone…
The Ten Principles of the original ELAN course encourage 3-D Living: Discovering your passion and Developing the tools to turn passive passion into action in order to Deliver it to your world, large or small. Is there one project that drives you to spend extra-curricular hours to its completion? Most likely, many are left to die on…
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Quote of the Week…
“A musician may suddenly reach a point at which pleasure in the technique of the art entirely falls away, and in some moment of inspiration, he becomes the instrument through which music is played.” Edwin Diller Starbuck, 1866 – 1947
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Knowing versus Feeling…
The Joy of Djembe Drumming Ensemble performed at a local festival last weekend. It was yet another performance stacked on top of many hours of rehearsals, years of learning and practicing together. We took the stage for a mere half hour and played the guts out of new and old rhythms. Was it worth lugging…
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Imperfect Tense…
The definition of the imperfect tense is unfinished…an ongoing action that has not been completed. We are called to perfection, knowing it won’t be achieved. The ongoing progress toward that end is the reward, the journey is the goal, not the destination. Yet our imperfections cause tension; a drive or a need to make a…
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