Talking About What Matters

                      Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations. ~Deborah Tannen    We crave more human conversation. This is an ancient primal need--to sit together and talk. Not more tweets,...

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Working The Plan

  You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. Zig Ziglar           A year ago today I woke up and made a decision. I choose me. I quit my job.....typed out my resignation letter and...

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A Learning Journey

  A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. John Steinbeck   True leaders value learning. They value...

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We Have What We Need

  Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others. Audrey Hepburn   I had no plans to write a post today...none what so...

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Before You Say Yes

    A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mohandas Gandhi                 Sometime its so easy to just say yes.  All these really cool...

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Why Compassion Matters

  I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides. Kyan Douglas   As many of you saw from my last post I had a difficult week.  Facing mortality is emotional and painful. Its...

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Creating Community

  We need each other. When we understand this & act from this place we will create communities where everyone is valued.     I am not a person that blogs about every detail of my life.  That is not who I am. While I consider myself open I am not one...

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Who Do You Want To Be

There will be an agreement in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest and natural in their hour. – Ralph Waldo Emerson   I have really enjoyed participating with the #Trust30 writing challenge.  The prompt for today is "What will I say to the person I...

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