The importance of embracing change
Change for many is a difficult thing. We strive to control our lives as best we can and major changes can be overwhelming and in some cases devastating. But life is a wondrous thing. Just when...
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Spending time with old friends and loved ones can be therapeutic
Rekindling an old friendship can be very therapeutic. The nature of old friends and loved ones … isn’t it something? Years can be spent apart and the eventual reunion feels as if you haven’t...
View ArticleAttitude can change your life
Attitude is everything. You’ve heard it time and again. But these past few weeks the theme has presented itself by virtue of different conversations with random people, as well as cryptic messages in...
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Attitude can change your life
Attitude is everything … continued. Can it truly be that one needs to be lucky to accomplish their goals, find the right mate, enjoy their lives, etc.? Or can we direct our lives by our attitude?...
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beauty in our own backyard
Recently I began a job that requires I drive up the coast on a fairly frequent basis at … what some might describe … the unGodly hour of 3:30 a.m. But what I quickly discovered is that...
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New year's resolutions
The mention of New Years brings to mind a number of thoughts … New Year’s Eve parties, Times Square, Auld Lang Syne, and not the least of which, New Year’s resolutions. I found myself thinking...
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Old friends are good for the soul
Something I love about life is that it never stops delighting you. A spectacular sunset, a kind gesture from a stranger, a child’s warm hand taking hold of yours, the smell of rain in the air,...
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Dealing with an aging loved one
An aging parent or loved one can be an extremely difficult thing. Aging brings so many changes into the mix, some of which are very difficult to deal with. I could conjure up a list that...
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blended families
Blended families … just the phrase can make the hair on the back of your neck stand up … no? Stated much more eloquently, the modern blended family can be extremely difficult to bring together...
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Happiness
A thought has been dancing at the edges of my mind lately with respect to the secret of true happiness and the quest to find that. Life has its fair share of tragedy, which begs the question, how...
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Mother's Day Wishes
This mother’s day article goes out to the lovely creatures that give tirelessly to their families and loved ones. I’ve known many wonderful souls during my lifetime who go that extra mile. Actually...
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Creating good habits
Most recently I have been reading up on health issues, in my never-ending struggle to improve on the maintenance of this vehicle I’ve been supplied with to travel this lifetime … otherwise known as...
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Appreciating life
I had one of those weeks that changes your outlook, at least for the moment. Every once in a while, life throws you a curve ball that makes you contemplate your mortality or that of someone you love...
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The power of personal excellence
The recent Olympics left me contemplating the nature of excellence … the beauty and grace of anything done to the degree of greatness. Our Olympians spend lifetimes training, practicing and working...
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Losing a loved one to addiction
The easy thing about writing as a life coach … is that life seems to always provide a topic to contemplate and write about, whether it’s my life or someone I know and care about. I recently...
View ArticleBlessing this holiday season
When I have a thought that lightens my step, where I find myself breathing deep without even trying, that life is good feeling, nine out of ten times, the very next thought that enters my mind is … I...
View ArticleCelebrating Valentine's Day
One doesn’t need Valentine’s Day to take the time to express what’s in your heart, but nonetheless, it’s nice to be reminded to let those we love and cherish know just how...
View ArticleBoston Bombings
I am sure I’m not alone when I say, events like the Boston bombing leave me numb, but not enough so that the longing for justice/punishment/bordering on revenge does not find a way into my...
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Losing a parent
In the past two weeks, I’ve celebrated my mother’s 95th birthday, and had two dear friends bury their mothers. I witness an age passing, and know my time is not far.To bury a...
View ArticleSpreading the light, the power within us
This is a present day story much like the old Christmas favorite, A Wonderful Life, about the power each of us possess should we choose to use it. Recently I was picking my mother up from her latest...
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