Shall We Dance?

The Many Faces of Love If you ask ten people to give you their definition of love, you will likely get ten different answers.  Most people will begin by saying that love is a feeling, and if I ask them to describe the feeling, I will again get many different…

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Creating an Emotionally Intelligent Marriage

How to Renew Your “I Do” This month many of us will witness the vows of marriage.  In churches, on beaches, in gardens, along rivers and on ranches, we will hear those timeless words “I do.”  We will watch young couples begin their married life and perhaps surmise about the…

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The Power of Collective Remembering

Feeling our Oneness It is a time of collective remembering. A time to remember the men and women who have given their lives serving in the United States Armed Forces.  From the Civil War to Iraq and Afghanistan, and everything in between, we remember.  With honor and gratitude, we remember.…

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Finding the Mother Within

What You Need to Know About Self-Care “Every human on earth craves nurturing and to be mothered.” ~ Dr. Christiane Northrup It is true that deep down inside we all want someone to “mother” us.  And I mean all of us; from toddlers who can crawl up on your knee,…

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The Enlivening Power of Real Connection

A Meeting of Minds and more… Last Saturday I had the opportunity to be with a group of “enlightened” entrepreneurs; people who seek to live out their spiritual calling through a conscious business model. This was not your typical business seminar to say the least. It was fun, it was…

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Room to Grow

Pruning with Love and Discernment Happy Spring! I love the Spring season because it is time of birth and rebirth; a reminder of the natural cycles of life and opportunities to “begin again.” Last week as I tackled some Spring preparations in my yard I was struck by the parallels…

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I Was Thinking of You Today…

Hearing the Divine in Everyday Life I received a call last week from a man I hadn’t seen in almost 20 years; whose name I could not place and whose face I could not recall. He said “I was thinking of you today” when I drove by your old business…

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Turning on a Dime

Help for Navigating the Detours of Life I recently had a reminder of how quickly the routine of life can be interrupted by unplanned events that trump my plans. Between meeting with a client and leaving for a lunch date, I received a call from my daughter letting me know…

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Words From the Heart

Words From The Heart   The flood of Hallmark card commercials and romance movies remind me that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Whether they warm your heart or roll your eyes, there is an underlying theme that is worth noticing. Namely that it is important to speak to…

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