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Category Archives: Leaning In
Touchstone – Party On!
29 April 2016 The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ~Pablo Picasso A year ago when I set an intention to explore life satisfaction in 2 posts a week … Continue reading
Party On!
26 April 2016 Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. ~Dr. Seuss Here it is — a point that seemed so distant a year ago — the final … Continue reading
Touchstone – Yes… And…
5 February 2016 An emergent world invites us to use our most human of all capacities, our consciousness. It asks us to be alert in the moment for what is unfolding. What is happening at this moment? What can we … Continue reading
Ballast and Keel
19 January 2016 Others inspire us, information feeds us, practice improves our performance, but we need quiet time to figure things out, to emerge with new discoveries, to unearth original answers. ~Ester Buchholz It’s been raining in northern California, a … Continue reading
Touchstone – A Rhythm with Repose
9 January 2016 Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go. ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer, The Dance: Moving to the Rhythms of Your True Self … Continue reading
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Touchstone – Thought Modeling
28 August 2015 The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking. ~ Albert Einstein The importance of cultivating our thoughts, both for our own benefit and … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, questioning our thoughts, tool belts, Wayne Dwyer
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Defending the (Emotional) Range
18 August 2015 Every suffering is a seed, because suffering compels us to seek wisdom. ~ Bodhidharma After reading my posts last week, a friend asked me if I was in a dark place. I hesitated in my answer. It … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Courage, Leaning In, Satisfaction, Wisdom
Tagged Bodhidharma, Emotional range, Joseph Campbell, valuing our days
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Touchstone – Knowing it will end
3 July 2015 It’s easy to acknowledge the singularity of each life in a theoretical way, but much harder for me to absorb this reality in a way that impacts how I live. It’s easy to say, almost … Continue reading
Posted in Finding Enough, Leaning In, Mindfulness, Touchstones
Tagged anticipation, carpe diem, Dr. Seuss, highlights, Mae West, savor, three time stages
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Touchstone — Crafting Good Ordinary Days
26 June 2015 The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson This has been a week of extraordinary moments embedded in ordinary ones for me. Looking … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Curiosity, Finding Enough, Leaning In, Mindfulness, Touchstones
Tagged Brene Brown, Emerson, ordinary, wisdom
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Touchstone — Meaningful Connections
19 June 2015 In order to have meaningful connections with others, we need to have a good connection to ourselves. I need to be willing to support myself, rather than sell myself out at the first hint of disapproval or … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Facing fear, Leaning In, Touchstones
Tagged Amanda Palmer, Brene Brown, courage, vulnerability
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