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Truth, Lies, and Listening

1/21/2021

 
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I was the corporate head of human resources for many years, and I learned something about people and conflict, and I learned about the challenge of listening as well. 

How do you listen to what you don't believe is true?

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The Power of Patience

12/31/2020

 
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​This Uplifting Moment has found its way to you because a situation is approaching in which you will need to have patience. Patience begins when you acknowledge that you don't know what to do. All of the things you have done that are tried and true either won't work or aren't available to you at this moment. 

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My Complaint Tank!

11/26/2020

 
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I know this week—especially this week—we’re supposed to talk about gratitude, but I’m feeling rebellious! I want to give us a day off, a holiday from being positive. Instead, I suggest we have a day of complaining and give voice to every limiting story we can stomach!

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The End of Blame

11/12/2020

 
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Can we stop blaming? Blaming is an unhealthy game we play to avoid losing. And blame will not deliver us to the promised land of fulfillment.

Fulfillment starts with accountability and makes blame unnecessary. I take the case that ​​

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Reset and Revive

10/22/2020

 
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​In the '70s, I was a leader in an organization in Los Angeles that taught spiritual awareness worldwide. I also played tennis, went to UCLA to get my degree, and was raising two kids. I experienced tragedy in that decade where my mother, father, and brother all passed away. I didn't know how I was going to survive emotionally, ​but I knew it

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Activate Your Inner Coach

10/8/2020

 
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​Are you waiting to start something new? Or not sure what to do even if you're ready to start? A friend of mine asked me for coaching to help her decide what direction to take among several possibilities. With some irony, we concluded that the best way forward was to sit there and be at peace with doing nothing instead of just doing 

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The Dilemma of Personal Fulfillment

9/16/2020

 
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I've been thinking about the question of fulfillment as I hear about how many of us find fulfillment outside of ourselves; we find fulfillment in work, in being with family or going for a run, fulfillment in the food we prepare, or in the moments of doing what we love to do. 

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Letting Go Without Giving Up

9/1/2020

 
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​Letting go without giving up can also be thought about as cultivating an attitude of non-attachment. But, how do you cultivate a healthy attitude of non-attachment?

Attachment is easy to recognize when you watch someone dig in their heels. Think about an image of a little kid 

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How To Release Stress

8/15/2020

 
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First off, stress is real, and a little stress is normal. We all have deadlines, projects to complete, meals to cook, children to educate, job interviews, money to make, and a commitment to staying healthy. ​​But do you find that sometimes you add stress to a situation or conversation? Pressure builds when you're aggravated, 

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What Keeps You Going?

8/1/2020

 
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​What floats across your mind when you put your head on your pillow? Daily conversations about the coronavirus, quarantine, politics, and when/if we're going to get back to some normalcy? And will we ever break through to new ways of thinking kindly about each other? ​As I lay down for the night, I remind myself of my 

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How To Be Curious Instead of Defensive

7/15/2020

 
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The purpose of a curious mind is an openness to learn. The purpose of a defensive mind is resisting attack. And although defensiveness can be a natural response, it's not always the best response.

​Curiosity shows interest, and interest will 

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Your Voice Matters

6/15/2020

 
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Take 100% Accountability.
 
Why? Because you can’t solve a problem when you don’t own up to it. 100% accountability allows you to do something about a problem even when it’s not your fault or responsibility. Start by identifying your conditioning. Fight it 

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Tell The Truth With Love

6/1/2020

 
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​My daily practice is to visualize people and send love their way. I start with family and friends, and then in the stillness of the moment, I send love to the world, and I feel a deep connection with all. Then unexpectedly, the people who have betrayed my trust or betrayed my friends' trust prowl through my mind. Now what?

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How to Know if You're Coachable

5/15/2020

 
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If I asked you, "Are you coachable?" you would probably answer, "Yes, I am coachable!" 

That's how I would respond. However, I noticed when I asked someone for coaching recently that I wasn't comfortable listening to critical feedback. I had to go through a litany of barriers 

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The Secret to Wellbeing

5/1/2020

 
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​Ten years ago, I was writing about gratitude and citing statistics from psychologists and sociologists that people with high levels of gratitude sleep better, handle transitions more effectively, and are more resilient in stressful situations. Gratitude is not a new idea. Even as far back as 54 B.C. Cicero, the philosopher and statesman, 

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Just Breathe

4/15/2020

 
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When plans go astray, breathe.
 
When nothing stays on schedule, breathe.
 
When people get mad at you, breathe.
 
When life gets to you, breathe.

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Keep Your Enthusiasm

4/1/2020

 
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Winston Churchill told us that life is just one damn thing after another.
 
The good news is that he also gave us the antidote: success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
 
Therein lies a secret for happiness.
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Energy Medicine

1/15/2020

 
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As you settle into the year, it may be an excellent time to take some energy medicine. Doing so can help you to be more present and connected with your health and vitality. 

Here's my energy medicine prescription:

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Awaken Your Original Promise

12/15/2019

 
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​I regularly talk to successful people. I also talk to people who are struggling. They may not look like they have anything in common, but they do. I’ve noticed they both talk about wanting to live their life’s purpose and direct their thoughts to discover their chief aim in life. It seems that even people who have

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Getting the Unarguable Facts

12/1/2019

 
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If you’re around children for any time, you’ll notice that they ask the one-word question, ‘Why?’ often and intensely, as if it is an inalienable right.

They have a learner’s mind. It’s too bad and even sad that we get our learner’s mind trained out of us. 

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3 Ways to Never Give Up

11/15/2019

 
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Every once in a while, I read something that rings an inner bell, and I can feel a surge of strength. I had two such encounters recently that both came in the form of advertisements! I didn’t have to use the products to know the wisdom in both statements. ​

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The Power of Experience vs. Memory

11/1/2019

 
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If you had to guess which is more potent in the pursuit of happiness, memories or experience, what would you say?

According to Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, an influential and inspiring psychologist, memories are more powerful than experience. 

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Follow Your Bliss

10/15/2019

 
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If someone took your picture doing what you love to do, would they capture your bliss?

It is blissful to write these moments of insight to enlighten my own practice and to share them with you. ​ Writing reveals my thoughts more than any other

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7 Ways to Stop Negative Thinking

10/1/2019

 
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My husband attended a meditation at a local Buddhist center. A student asked the teacher what he had to give up becoming a Buddhist. He answered in a way that was both thought-provoking and instructional. He said

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Antidote for Problems that Persist:

9/15/2019

 
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A friend of mine reminded me of something I said 20 years ago that still manages to inform her practice of peace today. I remember it well. 

I was driving along listening to the radio, and a song came on that triggered a painful memory. I started to feel the regret and emotion of that moment in 

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