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Are You Keeping Your Promise

The radio and then TV show This Is Your Life was designed to show people that they had many people who cared about them, had a bright future, and had made a difference in people’s lives. Intentional or not. But it did something else. It showed how seldom life turns out how we thought it […]

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Are You Blind To The Obvious?

I know habits and preconceived perceptions can make us blind to the obvious. However, I thought that I usually have a good grip on paying attention. I enjoy exploring ways to be more effective and finding easier ways to do things that need to be done. So it both surprised and dismayed me that I […]

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Three Ideas To Change Everything

Sometimes we—thinking we are human—make things so complicated. And really, it’s not. I believe if we could all put into place a few basic principles, then solutions would be found that would unravel all the issues we face. Of course, we’d have to do it together. We’d have to agree. And often, that seems impossible. […]

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Tree Stories Without Turning Into Paper

Have you spoken to a tree lately? If not, perhaps take a moment and have a chat with one. It doesn’t matter the size or shape. Just find a tree and have a talk. If you hear nothing. Imagine that you do. It opens the door to your inner ear and will have spoken to […]

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We Are Not Designed To Live In Ruts

We are not designed to live in ruts, but we do. In some ways, this is a good thing. We don’t have to think too hard about how to get through our day. But when our thinking, and therefore our lives, takes place within deep ruts, and we don’t realize it—it’s a dangerous thing. Living […]

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Listen To Soft Warnings……to avoid dangerous consequences

One day, the magnificent multi-trunked tree in our backyard gave us a warning. We came home from our early morning shopping, and one of its massive trunks had fallen. It chose to fall quietly when no one was home so the sound it made would not frighten anyone. It hurt nothing. Not a single branch […]

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Lead With Your Heart

One morning, while writing my next book, I looked up and saw a man jogging down our road. Years of teaching dance kicked in, and I said to him—in my thoughts only—”Lead with your pelvis, not your head.” Laughing at myself for still having that habit of correcting movement, I thought back to when I […]

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If We Aren’t Animal Or Human What Are We?

Feeding a deer may not be a great idea. But who can resist playing peak-a-boo with a deer? Or a stare-down with a deer? Or watching deer casually walking through your yard as if they own it. The truth is. They do. Only humans are delusional about ownership. We have boundary lines marked on our […]

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It’s Not What You Do

It’s not what you do. It’s that you do it. “Do you want to see what this looks like after fifty years?” Del and I were at the nursery looking at a tiny orchid hanging on a piece of bark. It was barely there—just a wisp of green. “Yes,” we said without hesitation. We followed […]

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Choose To Say Yes To Transformation

Time doesn’t change us. It just unfolds us. — Max Frisch Even though there is no time, past, present, or future, it’s how we experience life—as an unfolding, a transformation. We can either view transformation as something to fight against or embrace it. And it’s easier, in the long run, to embrace it, to think […]

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