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A favorite past time of mine is sitting at a café visiting with a good friend while sipping on a creamy cappuccino or a refreshing iced tea. I cherish quality time spent sharing soul-feeding stories about life experiences, observations, and insights; what the Hawaiians refer to as Talk Story—“to chat informally” or “to shoot the […]
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When we are born into this world we arrive a clean slate of possibility. At some point, usually between ages 3-5, we have an experience, a defining moment where we decide something about ourselves that has us question our goodness, our value, our abilities, etc. This experience and the story we create about it become
The Mind-Filter Combover Read More »
I was having a conversation with a friend yesterday, about how we can manage our thoughts, words, and actions during these “bat-shit-crazy” chaotic times. I offered up these three At-One-Ment cards to support the idea that, though we do not control the chaotic behavior of others, we do have total control over the chaos of
Get Annoyed Enough To Do Something About It. Read More »
While on a recent trip to NYC, I attended a performance of the Broadway musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO. It was a magical night of live theater; full of heart, hard-truths, love, humanity, and hope. I felt all the big-feels through tears of expanded joy, deep sadness, and great appreciation. (I was an ugly-cry mess, for all
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From our human, physical world perspective, our Mission is a platform on which our contribution to the evolution of humanity is articulated into the world. Consider your vocation, your volunteer work, and any and all creative expression as a Mission vehicle. Where we get distracted from remembering our Purpose is when we question what we
Talent; It’s A Soul Mission Read More »
Is world peace possible? Absolutely. Will we achieve world peace? Not likely; there are too many variables to consider. In order to achieve world peace we would first have to rally around one definition to reference as a model for world peace. Instead, how about we aim for a sense-of-peace throughout the world. This IS
Let There Be Peace On Earth, And Let It Begin With Me. Read More »
In mid-October we attended a friend’s wedding in Cancun, Mexico. Destination weddings are always an adventure; traveling to—and exploring—unfamiliar terrain, meeting new people, and participating in one on life’s more sacred experiences. With the exception of a few members of the wedding party, we were the only non-family members in attendance. Our part as guests,
Music feeds my soul like nothing else. Since I was a child the sound of big-band jazz can stimulated every cell of my body, instantly raising my vibe up a step … or, an octave. It is impossible for me to sit still when I am swept up in the feel-good vibe of swing. I
Life is full of defining moments, opportunities to consider our options and choose once again how we show up in the world and what realities we create. The morning of November 9, 2016, was one such defining moment for me. On that day, I found myself in the process of waking with a sense of
Without Vision A People Perish Read More »
A colleague and I were having one of our Talk Story Cafe visits recently, talking shop about how our lives have shifted since publishing our books. We were sharing about how having lived the lives we needed to live, to write the books we were inspired to write, has confronted us with having written books
Say NO Like You Mean It. Read More »
