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gathering your thoughts

gathering your thoughts

There’s nothing quite like a vacation to hit the all-important reset button. I’ve been full of ideas since returning from our little beach getaway (so much so that I have […]

The Weekly Spark: Create Space to Create

The Weekly Spark: Create Space to Create

When I was in high school, my parents let me turn an entire wall of my bedroom into a vision board.  It took me four years to get that wall […]

The Happy Sheet: Recognizing beauty is a choice.

The Happy Sheet: Recognizing beauty is a choice.

what it takes to get a smile

this moment

Friday Reflections

Friday Reflections

Friday Reflections is all about reflecting on the week by observing our senses.  My hope is that this will be a gentle, easy way to tune into how we are […]

Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July

The most important thing I do every Fourth of July (as well as Memorial Day and Veterans Day) is call some of the veterans and active duty military personnel in […]

the most confining expectations are our own

the most confining expectations are our own

I have been working on managing expectations for almost fifteen years now. That was the spring that my health fell apart and I realized that there was only so much […]

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10 Things I Loved in June 2013

At the end of each month, I take stock of the previous month.  What went well?  What did I learn?  What brought me a simple joy?  These monthly reports are […]

The Weekly Spark: Declare your independence

If you are an educator, I hope you have heard about the super special experience that Tami from Teacher Goes Back to School and I are offering this summer. The […]