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  • What They Don’t Teach Us in School

    “I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t teach you how to love somebody. They don’t teach you how to be famous. They don’t teach you how to be..


  • Who’s Got Your Back?

    Who supports you no matter what’s going on in your life?  We need to know there is someone there to support us, to be there when things don’t go well.  Who’s got your back? I’m in a..


  • Do You Keep a Diary?

    Who knows you inside and out? Do you know? I do; you. There is no one who knows you as well as you know yourself! I’d like to think my husband knows me or that my children..



  • Coincidence: Fact or Fiction

    “Coincidence: a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance.” Dictionary.com Do you believe in coincidence? For me, this question used to be a whispered admission that bordered on a confession;..


  • Do You Long for an Easier Life?

    Have you ever longed for an easier life?  Do you ever wish your life drifted lazily along like a canoe on a calm lake on a peaceful summer morning?  Or do you relish the challenges of life? ..


  • Inspiration: 3 Simple Ways to Find It

    How do you find inspiration? When you want to solve a puzzling problem, tackle a new project, or write a new blog post, what do you do to find ideas? These three powerful yet simple techniques always work for..


  • 4 Stages of Community Building

    We hear a lot about community these days, but do we really know what “community” is and how community building happens?  I thought I did until I read Scott Peck’s book, The Different Drum.  In this wonderful..


  • I’m Proud of You

    I don’t think we ever outgrow the warm-feeling response we get when someone says they are proud of us. Pride, though, is something that’s supposed to come from the inside. We’re supposed to be proud of ourselves!..