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Life feeling a little stale and stagnate?
Few things are more miserable than a general, undefinable malaise permeating every cell of your life. If you can’t identify what’s wrong, how can you possibly move forward? You can. And in this instance, it can be helpful to put the cart before the horse. Sometimes recognizing the root of the problem won’t be possible…
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You Are the Company You Keep
All kids have received the lectures of choosing friends wisely; of not succumbing to peer pressure. All parents have given those lectures. Of course, as kids we promise we’ll never say this stuff to our kids, but we do because by then we see how our kids are being influenced by others. How aware are…
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Perfect New Day
I tend to be easy to please. Barring a specific stressor, I am generally content. Even so, some days shine brighter for seemingly no reason at all. This morning, the dog was rushing me to get up at dark thirty. The cat was meowing her head off, demanding breakfast earlier than usual. After waiting, waiting,…
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Mindfulness Exercises
Yesterday, I talked about choosing a broader perspective. To assist in that endeavor, below are three exercises you may find effective and can be done anywhere. While I recommend you explore each of them, you may find that one resonates with you more than the others. Each exercise can be as long or as short…
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Carpe Diem
I’m going about my morning as usual, or at least I thought I was. Coffee, feed the cat and dog, feed myself. I’m going through the motions a bit mechanically, my mind everywhere and nowhere all at once. I was suddenly startled from my dissociative state by birdsong. I don’t know why the birdsong…
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Be All You Can Be
No, I’m not suggesting you join the Army. But I do love their slogan. (And Nike’s, but that’s for another day.) What does it mean to be all you can be? What does a life lived from that philosophy look like? It looks pretty amazing actually. It’s still life, with its inherent ups and downs…
