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The Toddler's Guide To Perseverance

My two year old daughter asks me for ice cream about one hundred times a day. You think I'm exaggerating for effect, but I am really not. She starts when she first gets up in the morning, requesting it as her breakfast. (I say no). She asks mid-...

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The IF Word

I recall as a child being mildly scolded after coming home from Kindergarten and telling my mother all about the new word I had learned - the "F" word. Spray painted across some garage door on the way to school, I guess I thought it sounded like a ne...

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Whatever You Fear Has Already Happened

That huge elephant, I thought to myself for the 100th time, tethered on that tiny stake. They can weigh up to 7 tons, and there was this huge elephant rocking back and forth, kept from moving more than a few feet by … an electric fence? 25 armed me...

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Do you work to live or Live to Work

Let’s be realistic here - hands up all of you who bounce out of bed every single morning, raring to get to work and enjoying yourself every minute of the day? If you didn’t put your hand up (even metaphorically), you’re not alone. There have be...

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What Do We Do With All These Emotions

It is part of being human to experience emotion. "Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe." - Winston ChurchillAll thi...

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Why Are You Struggling

Why Are You Struggling?I have been a master at struggling most of my life. My struggles were laced with fear, unworthiness, blame and a bunch of other ugly emotions. I believed it was the natural order for being human, even though I was unhappy. One ...

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The Dating Scene - Signs of a Promising Relationship

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Do You Have Your Best Life

For many years I had a good life. My illness was reasonably under control, I had a nice relationship with my husband, I did work I didn’t hate. It was, as I said, a good life.But there’s a saying that the good is the enemy of the best. I finally ...

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Creating the Life You Desire with Ten Daily Habits

Do you have a plan to get from where you are to where you want to be? Do you have all the skills you need to get that promotion or that raise you want? Do you make time for the people who are important to you? Are you excited about your future, or do...

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The Doomsday Device ... The physical brain in action.

Our physical brains quickly and easily handle mundane sequences of operations, or "processes" without question. It repeats processes like a machine: A»B»C»...»Z». Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines the word "process" to mean "a series of act...

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