Tag: anxiety
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The Most Important Question
Yesterday I had the immense privilege to co-facilitate a memorial service at a retirement village. Three beloved residents died within the past few months. Two, very unexpectedly and there was no time for good-byes. My co-worker and I designed a simple but powerful service to allow them to do just that. We provided the framework…
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“Empowering Women”
“Empowering Women” is big business right now. Or at least it is in my circles. I can’t scroll through Facebook without an add or a post from someone who describes their work as ’empowering women’. These people seem to have successful businesses doing it. I say seem because who knows what is real. Anyone can say anything…
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The Art of Being Misunderstood
Being judged by another is painful…and timely, as I just finished hitting ‘publish’ on my conflict resolution piece entitled “Don’t Be The Bigger Person”. (The judgement is not related to the article, but rather a response to an unrelated post where I responded quite openly and without reservation.) I warn you, this is a processing…
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What Is A Strong Person?
On my Facebook page I asked “When you think of a strong person, what comes to mind?” Inquiring into behaviors, actions, thoughts and philosophies. The answers were many an varied. Some I resonated with, some I did not. What I loved was the conversation we were having. When I think of strong individuals I look…
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Thoughts Or Feelings – Which Came First?
Do our thoughts dictate our feelings or do our feelings dictate our thoughts? I had never given it any thought at all until someone asked me that very question one day many many years ago. Without much hesitation I answered definitively that my feelings dictate my thoughts. I feel something then I have a thought about…