Tag Archives: growth

(#412) Choices: Where Do You Choose To Be?

Posted on April 15, 2018 by

Once we choose who we want to be, people grow “to the way in which they have been exercised.” – William James – One of my yoga practices this past week, inspired this blog.  As the instructor coached us into … Continue reading →

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(#410) Your Backstory

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

Who are two people who have had the biggest impact on your life? Bernadette Jiwa’s new release, Story Driven: You Don’t Need to Compete When You Know Who You Are, “invites you to begin retracing your steps on you journey … Continue reading →

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(#407) Are You Just Doing Stuff?

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

We can easily get caught up in the “noise” around us if we allow that to happen. The wrong things end up pushing the right things to the side. An upcoming speaking engagement reminds me of a truism when it … Continue reading →

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(#405) Communication or Statement?

Posted on February 25, 2018 by

Are we listening to others—and to ourselves? One activist described communication as understanding someone else’s experience and presenting a point within that experience. “Even the most elementary grasp of the fundamental idea that one communicates within the experience of his … Continue reading →

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(#397) A Blogger’s Retrospective: 2017 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2017 by

May you create, share, and savor powerful moments in the coming year and beyond. While sitting in an Austin hotel room at the end of May 2010, I wrote my first post for this blog. At that time, I had … Continue reading →

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(#394) Resilience: Supporting, Flourishing, Growing

Posted on December 10, 2017 by

Do you see resilience as springing solely from adversity? Can it build from positive interactions in times that lack trauma? As we age, do we become more of ourselves? Do we become more of what we have already been in … Continue reading →

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(#372) Independence

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

Consider where you can expand beyond your comfort zone. Insights can come at any time.  We just need to be open.  One appeared a few days ago in a yoga class–while I was doing my best imitation of swaying tree, … Continue reading →

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