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Face Forward: Meeting Challenges Head on in Times of Trouble
A year ago, I had the great opportunity to meet one of those brave souls we often read about. Michele Howe Clarke is a Thriver – not merely a survivor. Her tale of a devastating and disfiguring cancer diagnosis moved me to tears. I was honored to be asked to write the Foreword for her [...]
What ARE You Waiting For?
You come to the edge of a cliff. You look down and wonder. Once you might have jumped, but now you play it safe. Deep down you know the leader you really are. You feel called to make a profound difference in the world and to leave a legacy of lasting contribution. Yet, you linger [...]
How to Determine if YOU Are a Self-Help Junkie…
The first step is to look at what being a Self Help Junkie means… Definition: Self-Help Junkie verb: A way of being noun: One who is drawn to self-improvement and the betterment of their life and the lives of others yet forgets where the answers are. Symptoms: Enjoys expanding, growing and learning. Yet finds themselves restless, irritable [...]
Lessons from a Tinsmith
I have said it before and I will say it again: Self-help isn’t a bad thing and there’s nothing inherently wrong with it! Yet, for many people – including myself at various times in my life – the “problem” with self-help lies in our endless searching and never finding. We think the next course, the [...]
Funny Guru
I want a funny guru. I want to be laughing as I sit down to drink my first cup of coffee, as I sit down to meditate or contemplate. I at least want a smile on my face. I want someone who really gets human nature and isn’t afraid to share their own. I love [...]
Turning Ourselves Around
Disrupting the Ordinary can mean turning left when every cell in your body wants you to turn right. “No, no, no!” goes the cry. “You are going the wrong way.” But you know that turning right means turning back to comfort and familiarity; that warm blanket, worn out slippers, and possibly a nap. Not that [...]
The Buzz Around Sustainability
Sustainability is a hot buzz word these days. And most of the time, when we use this word, we are speaking of the world around us, outside of us. What does it even mean? An ability to continue, to maintain? We ask questions such as: can we sustain? Do we have the resources to last? [...]
The Darkness that Beckons
Ah, the darkness… It seems so real, so convincing that it is the truth; that it will never pass. My darkness has shown up in many ways over my 45 years on this planet. From the brutal grips of addiction when I was younger, to facing the uncertainty of life through my own illnesses and [...]
I Cannot Do It!!!! Well, Maybe I Can
My first introduction to public humiliation was in third grade. Already a shy, self-conscious little girl, I almost disappeared in my shell. It all began as I was reading out loud in class enthusiastically at first, but faltered at the point in the book where it said, “Chicago is known as the Windy City.” Plowing onward, [...]
What We Are Looking For is Doing the Looking… Sufi saying
You may have heard the story of how to “train” fleas. First you place some fleas in a jar and put the lid on. The fleas will begin to jump, repeatedly hitting the lid in their attempt to escape. After about twenty minutes, the fleas grow tired of hitting the jar lid. They have learned [...]
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