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When I’m Having Trouble Tolerating Others, This Is What I Can Do

June 15, 2018

There are people who I get along with best when I have a deep connection to my inner peace. I’m able to take in their behavior, process it, mix [...]

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Adult Growth Spurts – They’re a Real Thing

June 1, 2018

Can 43-year-olds have growth spurts? This week my son was exhibiting the classic signs of a growth spurt: insatiable hunger, complete exhaustion, and right around your birthday or half [...]

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Doubt – How a Broken Camera Motivated Me to Recommit to My Mission

May 11, 2018

As I get older, in general, I doubt myself less and less. Knowing who I am and what I stand for makes decision making and problem-solving so much easier. [...]

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Jenga – Being Nice to Difficult People

February 23, 2018

There are people in my life whose personalities are kind of like Jenga towers. If I need something from them, it’s best to place the request or information in [...]

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Motivation – How I Stay Motivated to Workout

January 5, 2018

As embarrassing as this is to admit, I actually spent years thinking that a day would come when I would magically want to go to the gym. As if [...]

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All I Want for Christmas I – To Stop Criticizing People

December 15, 2017

Several years ago, I was introduced to a list of suggestions. One of the recommendations from this “Just for Today” reading states, “…criticize not one bit.” Criticize not one [...]

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The Less I Do, the Happier the Holiday

December 1, 2017

At this time of year, I have to remind myself that everything executed annually from November to January doesn’t have to become a “tradition.” If I do something once [...]

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The Daily Do-Over – When the Facts Change, So Can My Actions

November 24, 2017

Last week, a live bunny rabbit showed up at my house without my permission. Two months ago Chromebooks showed up at my house without my permission. Both things, in [...]

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Stop Tripping – My Journey to Guilt Free Living

November 17, 2017

With the holidays approaching, I have guilt on my mind. Let’s be honest, for some of us, guilt is as much a part of Yuletide as cursing at Christmas [...]

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Hide and Speak – Pretending to Be Who I Really Am

October 27, 2017

After I read the letter in last week’s post to my children, we had a really nice discussion. I used Winnie the Pooh to better illustrate how I was [...]

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