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Lessons from Nature: Putting One Foot in Front of the Other
In nature, when we aren’t where our feet our we risk getting missing so much of it’s beauty and its dangers. That is just as true in life. Some paths require us to focus on the step right in front of us. Sometimes we can see why. Other times we find out later that by not…
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Lessons from Nature: Going with the Flow
Life will sometimes bring us to places where we feel out of control. The question is in these moments are we resisting the flow? Sometimes I use nature to show me healthier ways to look at my challenges . The water below just keeps flowing. It hits rocks and finds its way around or creates…
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Who You Are is What Matters!
Too many of us put the focus on what we are not. This can create the horrible thought process of not being enough. We are enough being exactly who we are. When we stop focusing on lack, we become abundant. It all begins with the messages we are telling ourselves. Who we are is exactly…
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Questioning the Boxes: Am I Holding Myself Back from A Better Life?
Oh, the boxes we can put ourselves in. I posted a video on my Facebook page by Goalcast called: Meghan Markle: The Princess and the Box. Before posting it, I watched the piece with my 11-year-old daughter. I was moved to tears, to the point where she asked me if I was o.k. I mean,…
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The Rescuer’s Curse
We can’t save people from themselves. We can merely be an example of love, strength, and hope. They have to take responsibility for changing what doesn’t work. This can be a hard pill to swallow for any rescuer. Wanting to help others isn’t a bad thing, but we do need to check our intentions behind…
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Negativity and Fear: Is That Really How I Want to Live?
Negativity traps are laid out for us everywhere! We can’t go on social media, watch TV, or see a movie where there isn’t some sort of place we can choose to fall into negativity. We have been trained to look at life through a perception of fear. How does this serve us? It doesn’t! We…
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Tearing Down Walls Isn’t Enough
Originally posted on From A Loving Place: “If the house is crooked and crumbling, and the land on which it sits uneven, is it possible to make anything lie straight?” -Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers p. 254 I have made countless attempts to re-build my metaphoric house. ?I would tear it all down in…
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Bring Your Kid to Work Day: Notes on Kindness by Aidan Wolff age 13
“Kindness counts. Kindness matters.” – Helen Mirren Kindness is important because without kindness the whole world would be filled with darkness. One of the acts of kindness I saw at school was in the lunch line. A teacher pulled out her wallet and a couple of coins fell out so the kid behind her picked…
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How is Your Story Serving You?
As humans we love our stories, but remember our stories are our perceptions based on what we are focusing on right now. You and I could experience the same thing and have completely different feelings and reactions to the event. In order to get the most out of our lives, our stories and perceptions need…
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The Calling of the Soul
Sedona Calling Years ago I lived in Phoenix, Arizona for a little less than a year. Within that year, I went to Sedona, AZ three times. Sedona is known for its beautiful scenery, vortexes, spiritual pull, red rocks, and so much more. At least, those are the qualities that pulled me in. Sedona is a…
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