Sharing My Secret Magic Wand!

We’re not talking fairytales here – but I am talking about creating magic. You can do it, too. This magic wand is a pen. It’s not just any old pen. It’s a pen with a point that feels really good when it rolls the ink onto a page – like the page of a journal. Journal?!…

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Mother Love

Are you being a good mother – to you? Most of us don’t ever think about or even consider being a mother to ourselves – just might be a good thing to remember to do. I wrote about this in “Who’s Pulling My Strings,” but like so many things, I find I often forget the…

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Stressed? Here’s the Antidote

“What’s the cause of stress?” When I heard Oprah ask Eckhart Tolle this question recently in an interview, I couldn’t wait to hear his answer. Are you curious, too? “Stress is caused by wanting something to be the way that it isn’t,” Eckhart replied. Replaying his answer several times, and listening more deeply each time…

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Too Serious? Me Too — Let’s Stop It!

Do you  ever find you are acting way too much like a grown-up?   I guess what I really mean to say is are you feeling out of control and taking yourself seriously? This is what I put myself through this past week. I know I’m probably not the only one who goes through weeks that feel…

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Making a turn-around

They say you teach best what you most need to learn – and I believe this is true. Well, in the last couple of days this lesson showed up so close in my face that I couldn’t help but see it. The clarity in the lesson is so obvious that I am amazed at how…

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How do you know if you are Authentic?

What a question! I had to ask myself this after reading an article on EQ (emotional intelligence), which was actually a discussion on what it means to be genuine – or as I like to call it, being authentic. It was written by Travis Bradberry,  co-founder of  TalentSmart, and co-author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0. It’s not…

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What are you expecting?

If you’ve been reading my recent blogs  you know I’ve been obsessed with giving up my addiction to thinking. Easier said than done. Take a look at some facts I read online this week about our thoughts: The average person has about 50,000 thoughts a day. This translates into 35 thoughts a minute – 18…

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Getting Back on My Diet After Falling Off

A few weeks ago I wrote about my new diet — giving up my addiction to thinking and choosing to live in the now. That was my intention then — it still is now. But a funny thing often happens – well it’s not funny it feels horrible – when you set an intention to…

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How Do I Know What Love Is?

Since it’s Valentine’s Day this Wednesday, it must be the ideal time to muse on the subject of love. So let me ask you – what would you tell me if I asked for your definition of love? Everyone’s going to say something a little different because the meanings are based on our perceptions of…

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