Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living
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Not Getting What We Want
While reading the book, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen by Mark Nepo, I came across a chapter titled, "Not Getting What We Want". An internal dialogue ensued. Me: Oh my, I need to read this. Book: "We are taught early on that...
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Blessings From Burning Out
Three years ago, I hit a low point in my life. I was on a self-imposed sabbatical, hoping to reverse the effects of working on a losing proposition. For two years, I had poured 90% of my time and energy...
Who Is That Woman?
Photo by Dhinal Chheda I was recently interviewed by Joan Sotkin, for her podcast, The Prosperity Show. While I love being the interviewer, it's just as fun being interviewed, when I can engage in interesting dialogue with interesting people. That's...
You Are a Genius
Those are the words I heard at a recent workshop that I gave. I had just helped a participant make sense of key events in her life, to tell a story of how her past fits into present and how...
Why The World Needs More Pen Pals
I've been catching up on decades of movies via a free trial of Amazon Prime. Last night, I watched You've Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The movie was released in 1998. I miss the 90's, especially the...
What Is This Blog About?
It may be that you are reading this post because you've subscribed to one of my previous blogs/sites (e.g., via Feedblitz), including: Boundary Crosser A Bigger Voice Networking Naturally Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living Don't worry. Even though this new blog...
The Luckiest Woman in the World
Note: This is another in a series of articles that I wrote a decade ago. Looking back, I can see that my history with cars has taught me the value of partnering with life--listening to what life brings me, good...
How Big Will You Dare to Be?
The following article was originally published on HR.com. It's one of my favorites. Re-reading what I wrote so long ago, I'm pleased that this essay has stood the test of time. Now seems like the perfect moment to re-introduce the...