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Today’s Good Energy Tip: Hold!
Oh, honey. Yesterday I hit a snag and then the skids after receiving a bit of inconvenient news—nothing catastrophic, mind you—but the way the rest of my day went, you’d have thought it was the end of...
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Today’s Good Energy Tip: Share
Whenever I’m feeling stingy, flat, defeated or dead broke, it’s usually tied to an idea I’m holding about there not being enough to go around. Not enough money, love, time or opportunity, which means...
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Happy Birthday, Honey?
Earlier this year I received a letter of congratulations from the company that hosts my website. The subject line went something like Happy Fourth Birthday to Honey Help YourSelf! They wanted to...
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One Peaceful Moment (for Ferguson)
During this morning’s run, I was talking with my friend about the fear and frustration we’d both been feeling about St. Louis, among other places. What can we do? we asked each other. If it came down...
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How much space do you need?
Space. We know so little about it: we need it, we crave it, we hate it, we attempt to fill it, we pore and puzzle over it while we wait for impossible answers. It’s a welcomed guest and bogeyman at...
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Trust is The Heartbeat
THE MENTERVIEWS: #1 of 6 You’ll pardon my delay in posting, but I’ve been working on men for the past few weeks. For the better part of a month I’ve been talking to men about their take on...
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False Awakenings
There’s a moment between sleep and waking when anything’s possible. I was reminded of that earlier this week. I was lying in bed, eyes still thick with sleep, when it occurred to me that I didn’t know...
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Getting to Safety
Safety first: It’s a huge rule at any stage of development. The law requires established safety zones, hard hats, protective glasses, fenced boundaries, even special belts and boots on the job, and...
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National Poetry Day
So, I heard today was National Poetry Day. Now, I’m not sure if it’s just the in the UK or if it’s here in the US, too. I’ve decided to honor the day anyway. Besides, it’s never not a good time for...
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My Just Right
THE MENTERVIEWS: #3 of 6 Tony is a digital artist, father, educator, animation expert, and soft-spoken teddy bear of a man living and loving in Memphis. He’s part of this relationships series, which...
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Today’s Good Energy Tip: Count!
Every now and again, it’s good to go back to basics, to do an inventory of all we’ve got. Particularly when we’re feeling depleted or just plain ‘over it.’ Last weekend, I was talking with a dear...
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Good Energy Tip(s): Know & Act
Today’s tip is twofold, because even though it’s fine to have one without the other, when you put both into play at the same time, results are exponentially better. There’s this thing we do—and by...
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Today’s Good Energy Tip: Prioritize
So what have we learned in the last week? Me, personally, I learned, probably for the thousandth time, that we can’t do every doggone thing at once. Nor should we want to. Last week, my already-full...
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Pay it forward…and keep the change.
I got called for jury duty a few weeks ago, and had to pay for one of those all-day parking lots. Turns out they didn’t need me in court, so I was able to leave within the hour. Thirteen dollars...
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Characters
One thing we cover in writing class is that in order to build strong characters, they must be complex, believable and, sometimes, the slightest bit unbelievable too. Good characters, we learn, must...
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What’s your super power?
I have a thing about superheroes. It’s the masks I don’t get. Whenever there’s a crisis, the hero, generally masquerading as a less-than-ordinary working stiff, slips off to the broom closet to...
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Belonging: My Kind of People
A few weeks ago, I attended a qigong (CHEE-gong) training intensive in Utah. It’s an ancient Eastern practice of harmonizing the body’s energy for overall health and wellness. Dozens of us came from...
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Your Self-Confidence is Sexy
Before last week, I hadn’t seen my friend Liz in at least five months. It was summertime, and after weeks of persistent emails and calling, I’d finally convinced her to meet me for tea. I missed...
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Holy Potato: A Simple Gratitude
A few months ago I took my friend Deb to pick apples. It was her first trip to Colorado, and I wanted to make sure I left her with memories she wouldn’t soon forget. I had no idea how much the...
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Dismantling Mixed Relationship Messages
Marc was beautiful. He had a lean swimmer’s physique and a tiny gap between his front teeth that made me smile anytime he did. He had kissable freckles and ice blue eyes that warmed me. He was funny...
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