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Feeling Trapped by Urgency – And What I Can Do About It

May 28, 2021

As the world opens up more, and all of the end-of-the-year activities are a’ glow, I’ve been getting nostalgic. Remember when all we did was sit around in our [...]

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Survival Mode – Cutting Every Corner Possible

April 30, 2021

When the children were little and my husband went on long business trips, we would go into what I deemed, “Survival Mode.” We’d lower those standards just about as [...]

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Rushing – 3 Ways I’m Going Nowhere Fast

February 12, 2021

As we were running behind schedule, headed to my daughter’s appointment this week, I was stuffed with emotion. Why is rushing still such a trigger for me? This is what [...]

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Distance Learning Extended – Surviving Another Corona Blow

October 16, 2020

While Guildford Public School children were scheduled to switch from the hybrid learning model to a full-time model on the 19th of this month, the decision was made to continue using the [...]

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What Can I Do Differently? A Simple Way to Get Back on Track

October 2, 2020

Nothing would make me happier than to report that I pulled my act together this week. However, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The truth is that it [...]

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Fear of Abundance – What’s Stopping Me From Enjoying My Life?

July 24, 2020

When I take time to appreciate the people in my family, it scares me. That’s right, scares me. I spend a lot of time being grateful for my washing [...]

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The Pause – This One Thing Has Changed My Entire Life

July 17, 2020

The single most meaningful spiritual practice that’s had an unimaginable impact on my life is—The Pause. For many years my initial reactions to life led me down a path [...]

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The 3 Reasons I Become Intolerant

July 3, 2020

As we finish up our 16th week of COVID life, the topic of intolerance came up. Surprised? As I see it, there are three reasons why I become intolerant. [...]

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3 Things to Remember Before Family Planning During Corona

June 26, 2020

As I’m sure it’s clear to you during these COVID times, everyone has a different comfort level around contact with others. And as some are loosening the reins around [...]

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The Art of Disappointment: It’s Not You, It’s Me

June 12, 2020

It kind of makes me cringe now, but as I mentioned in Easy Pleasie, I was once a person who was hard to appease. Ironically, however, my mentors were [...]

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

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A Tiger In A Cage – Breaking Free From Obsessive Thinking

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Acting Like a Child – Pretending Myself Into the Person I Want to Be

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The Cycles of Life – Ride ‘Em, Don’t Fight ‘Em

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Easter’s Here – Let’s Talk About Resurrecting This…

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