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Old Dogs and New Tricks – Don’t Believe What They Tell Ya!

October 11, 2024

Can an old dog learn new tricks? If you believe the cliché, old dogs can’t learn new tricks. But, as I approach my older dog years, I think, How [...]

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2 Summer Challenges: Let’s Work on Mindset and Courage

June 14, 2024

Team, in this last official episode of Season 8, before we jump into our annual Summer Rewind series, I want to talk about mindset—or, more specifically, about the things [...]

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Am I Adjusting Accordingly? Getting Older Made Easy

May 24, 2024

Today is my birthday, and here, TeamConfessioners, are just a few of the ways I can tell I’m getting older: I no longer use my teeth to open things [...]

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Do You Want Peace and Acceptance in Your Life? Repeat After Me!

March 8, 2024

Last month, I found myself caught in a whirlwind of mishaps and misfortunes that seemed more like a relentless storm than the usual ebb and flow of life. Here [...]

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Losing Money – From Financial Faceplants to Silver Linings

March 1, 2024

Money. It’s a topic that can evoke a lot of emotions. Today, I want to delve into these: guilt, shame, embarrassment, and regret. And TeamConfessioners cry out with elation: [...]

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Summer Rerun #2 – The Rhythm of Healing

June 30, 2023

As I mentioned last week, I’m excited to be putting some old school reruns out into the world to remind me of my 80’s youth. This week, we’re taking a [...]

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Combatting Envy – My Motivation to Stop People from Taking Away Our Joy

May 19, 2023

One thing that can trip me up is when someone I love meets my joy or success with negativity. You know, when you’re talking to someone about how things [...]

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Ubuntu, I Am Because We Are – The African Philosophy that Can Set Me Free

May 12, 2023

To say that I was utterly inspired by the documentary “The Playbook” on Netflix would be an understatement. The first episode highlights NBA basketball coach Doc Rivers, who speaks [...]

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The Fear of Embracing My Blessings – What My Magical Thinking Could Do to My Family

May 6, 2023

Recently, I was challenged to think about why, after years and years, I hold on to the same old issues. The question was posed to me like this: “How [...]

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A Tiger In A Cage – Breaking Free From Obsessive Thinking

April 28, 2023

Spirituality: Trusting the Universe's Plan

The other day, I heard a story about a tiger in a 12’ x 12’ cage. The poor animal would spend all day pacing in her small, cement, steel-barred [...]

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Trouble Getting Your Ducks in a Row? 6 Steps to Gentle Motivation

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Dan Shay – Why Am I Surprised?

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A Reason To Trust The World – A Lesson From Life and My Husband

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