101 series
Warrior
Image via Wikipedia I’m operating in Warrior Mode. A warrior, to me, is someone who reaches for the highest fruit on the tree. Someone who is willing to learn and be more. Someone who has discipline and honor. Someone who believes life is sacred and we are invited to be grand in our experience of…
Read MoreTai Chi in Three
Image via Wikipedia I’ve been a student of tai chi over the years. Perhaps I should say I’ve been a fan. I’ve lived in a few different places over the years and taken many tai chi classes. There are many different forms of tai chi and I have not learned totally even one of them.…
Read MoreGet Rid of It
It’s amazing the amount of things we collect. I am selling my 1991 Cadillac*. Over 200,000 miles and a gas guzzler. I’ve bought a smaller car and it’s time to let Baby the Cadillac go. That means I had to clean it out. It’s been parked since January. That’s only three months. I had 3…
Read MoreDistractions
What kind of distractions surround you? I have been working at a client’s office now for several weeks. They put me in the front with the receptionist. Everyone that walked through the door stops to talk. If she’s on the phone, I picked up the 2nd line ringing. Other employees in the building stop by. …
Read MoreTo Do
Image by anselm23 via Flickr We are surrounded by greatness every day. You have to notice it. That’s the secret. When I got to church I noticed Jolene. She was holding the door open for me. Jolene helps the Sunday School teacher – every week. She lights the candles during service. She helps the people…
Read MoreOverwhelm
Image by Brymo via Flickr Let’s talk about overwhelm. Overwhelm happens when you decide to get involved with every good idea that comes down the pike. (pike is short for turnpike and before the internet and tv, ideas came into town via the turnpike. In England, a piker was general a vagrant, tramp or gypsy. …
Read MoreThree Myths About Vitamins
It never ceases to amaze me the things people will believe. I have partnered with a company that produces the best quality vitamins with the highest proven absorbability rate in the world. I can prove it – in writing. The third party verification has been done, medical articles written and the doctors are on board…
Read MoreWhat Ifs
Image by niclindh via Flickr What if we gave more than we get? Customer service would mean something then. Where do I shop? At the stores that greet me when I walk in the door. I shop where the staff offers me assistance, maybe points out something new – and then leaves me alone to…
Read MoreConversation + Action = Economic Development
I interviewed Dr. Simon Estes two days ago. He’s a world famous opera singer. A kind, humble man imbued with joy that it bubbles out as excitement and a glow that cannot be contained. I sat on the edge of my seat and listened intently to the stories he told, the ideas he had and…
Read MoreMy love affair
I have a love affair with the internet. Yes, it’s true. It’s a real, full blown, in your face relationship too. The internet makes my blood boil, sometimes brings me to my knees, gives me great pleasure and makes me mad. It informs me, teaches me, pushes me, makes me grow. My old boyfriend is…
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