Today was a good day. Today I saved a honey bee that was drowning in the pool. She dried herself in the last of the sun, on my towel for a while, then she took off in the golden light of sunset and flew out of sight. It gave me joy. And it gave her […]
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Recently, after brief conversations on social media where I defended what could be called liberal points of view, a couple of people chose to unfriend me or even block me. It made me pause and want to reaffirm my preference for togetherness over differences.These are highly emotional times where things tend to become more and
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How could I be happy when the world is in shambles? Is it selfish and heartless to dare being happy, to flaunt my joy to be alive when there is so much misery in this world? What about children dying of hunger, and war, and climate change? The first thing is that my being unhappy,
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One can feel very powerless today in front of the many signs of unrest around us in the world.
From neighborhood to nations, from individuals to micro cultures, opinions and judgements, discriminations, ostracism and criticism, hate and division seem to contaminate every level of our humane existence on this planet.
I had a conversation lately with someone who longs for positive change and considers coaching with me. She prioritizes her family and coworkers whom she wants to be there for, in a myriad of ways, and feels it would be selfish to carve out time for coaching, to focus on herself, her wellbeing, her relationships,
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Though we may talk about Self-Care and (reluctantly) about Self-Love, we seldom really approach Self-Acceptance.Self-Acceptance? Hhhmmm…. Sounds very self-centered, and reeks of indulgence, somewhat. How could this allow me to ever outgrow my shortcomings, perform at my best, be an inspiration, be successful?I would have to accept the whole of me? I would have to
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The Swirl (Relax, it’s only a thought storm!)Sometimes I get all in my head.You know what I mean. I dive into thought.All kinds of elaborated variations around whatever fear or doubt is going on.About anything.I know better. I learned that I should not believe all my thoughts. They come and go.They don’t reflect reality; most of the time they even
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Choosing happiness is a deliberate attitude toward Life that not only permits you to thrive, it also shines light onto the world. Nothing selfish about it. Happiness, contentment, joy, and gratitude, are not “happening” to us. They are feelings that we can generate from the inside out, by focusing on what is already good and
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What will 2023 bring? After almost 3 years of Covid-19 pandemic and its trail of losses, fears and realizations, we may be wondering about what 2023 will bring.This was a long and winding road we took, and many of us sufferred loss in so many ways. Although we are a lot less directly affected by
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Everyone of us has been a child. As a child, we assimilated, integrated, coped with, got used to, and learned how to deal with whatever structure and beliefs were the norm at the time. We did integrate mind patterns, behaviors, beliefs, habits that were around us, but not always the best for us.
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