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It Is Said That Deadlines Bring Focus
I’ve already skated through several end o’ times predictions. In elementary school we practiced “bomb drills” and squatted along interior walls, arms protecting our heads, but by high school, the movie...
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“Machete Bearer” Gains Support
Having that arbitrary, self-imposed deadline has worked at least for this first week, because here I am, ready to report as intended, on my perception of life on planet Earth as experienced by me in...
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Gratitude!
11.22.10 According to astrologer Kelly Beard, on November 25, 2010 Mercury (Expression) squares Jupiter (Truth) and “This is usually a good energy, making you optimistic and positive” (“Weekly...
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Being Prepared in These Interesting Times
That these are interesting times is an understatement. Just this past week the local newspaper carried stories about hate crimes, dinosaurs, surly senators, stem cell research, extreme budget cuts and...
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Just Ask
When I sat to write this post yesterday, I was so certain what it would be. Having turned my back on what the “men in black” are doing, because that research left me feeling used and dirty, I was so …...
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Endings and Beginnings
Written December 21, 2010 Last night several hours before the full moon and total lunar eclipse, a guy asked me if I was planning to change the name of my blog. “How’s that?” I asked. “Well, it’s all...
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Fifth Anniversary of My Quit
Five years ago today I started on a journey that was more difficult than anything I’d done before: I quit smoking. Much more difficult than working my way through graduate school or hiking to the...
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Hold Fast To Your Dream!
Have you ever noticed that the instant you change your act—change a behavior, break a habit, start a new project, whatever—that you bump headlong into a massive wall of resistance? Sometimes the...
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Protecting Your Dream
I’ve only been at it seriously for about two months, but I’ve already encountered threats to my dream, and they are not coming from my “little self” this time. Recently, I got it that I hadn’t learned...
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Ask Yourself, “How Am I Doing Now?”
“By concentrating on how you do something, you become the creator of your experience, rather than having your experience create you.” ~Yogi Amrit Desai Last week I discovered that in doing the...
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Keep An Eye Out For The Snakes
Last week I was spinning out of control because I couldn’t resolve a step for my little project. I’m committed to learning how to be a publisher and all that entails regarding the author’s manuscript,...
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The Greatest Love of All
Yesterday I was trying to imagine what I’d be writing for this post. Would it be something about that flock of Canadian geese descending for their plunge into the river that flew so close to me I...
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Follow Your Dream . . . or not
As surprising as it may seem, not everyone has a dream. Or perhaps they did have one at one time, but they abandoned it. Life got too involved, there were too many obstacles, too many challenges, or...
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My FINAL Quit: Comments, Please?
My FINAL Quit, the book recording my journey out of addiction, is in development. Please leave a comment and tell me what you think. About the cover (you might have to click the link twice; I did!):...
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Act As If…
Back when I was a therapist doing personal empowerment workshops, we bandied about the phrase, “Act as if . . .” whenever a client would say, “But I don’t know how,” or I’ve never done anything like...
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Do What You Love, and…
When I finally found something I wanted to do—something that would give me a reason to get up in the morning—I felt a deep joy I hadn’t known in so many years I can’t even remember the last time I …...
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We Are Not Alone
There are things I must do as a reclusive single-woman in-charge-of-her-life that are extremely challenging, yet, somehow, I manage to get through them. A friend explained, “Oh, you get really angry...
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Accept Responsibility & Be Prepared
A cornerstone of spiritual growth is accepting responsibility for one’s experience, like the Sufi saying, “Trust Allah, but tether your own camel.” Given that every community faces certain possible...
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Choose where you put your attention
Even if you’re not into manifesting, being able to control where you focus your attention can make the difference between suffering—or not. While I concede it’s fair to conclude that my manifesting...
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“Oh, YES!” and “Oh, NO!”
A headline in the Durango Herald this morning reads, “Colorado braces for floods as snow melts,” but walking the River Trail just now, I laughed out loud because the River guides’ boats were full and...
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