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Make Change Happen

10 Ways to Get a Positive Start on the Day

Getting up in the morning can sometimes be difficult. So what can we do about it? How can we wake up fresh and ready to great the new day with a positive attitude? Here are some things you can do in the short term and long term so that you will wake up refreshed and [...]

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Activate The Power of Your Imagination

One of the greatest creative gifts that you already have is the power of your imagination. It will take you to grand places and it will align your desires with love. Your imagination forms new potentials about how you want to live your days on Earth, how much joy you want to have, and how [...]

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The Surprising Joys and Hidden Benefits of Spring Cleaning

When I was growing up, my German raised mom, dad, and live-in grandmother Oma participated in a yearly spring cleaning ritual. Spring cleaning involved a complete top to bottom cleaning of every square inch of our home. Our family would spend at least two weeks deep cleaning, washing, and polishing everything to create that spring-fresh [...]

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The Joy and Frustration of Change!

The other day I shared a quote by Sally Edwards, “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” 
That quote had me thinking about how often during a day I do things differently or how set in my ways I actually am. 
Today I’m sitting here getting used to a new keyboard and [...]

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The Journey by Mary Oliver

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice ‑
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was [...]

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How to Be More Creative

Typically, when we attempt to achieve a goal or overcome a challenge, we reach into our old bag of tricks and try to pull out a solution that has worked in the past.  Yet, reaching a successful outcome often requires novel ideas, fresh alternatives, or new possibilities. The ability to transcend the past and tap [...]

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Journey of Change 7: The Journey Isn’t Over Yet

 

The painting of the walls is complete, the fixtures are replaced, the trash is picked up, the carpet is vacuumed, and the furniture is back in place! I’m breathing a huge sigh of relief. A new foundation is set.
The clutter is gone. The chaos is vanished. But the journey isn’t over yet. Ahead lays the [...]

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Journey of Change 6: Commitment to Change

Most of my office is painted, with the exception of the trim work at the top of the ceilings. We took several days off and just left everything sitting where it was. What an explosion of disorder!
 Part of me loves the new expansive feeling the gray color brings. It emits a sense of freedom and expansion. [...]

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Journey of Change 5: Change is Unsettling

My office is 95% painted and I’m feeling in shock. The new color is absolutely breath taking, but… it is SO different. Instead of the warm and comforting gold, crimson, and earthy brownish undertones, this new color is expansive.

Part of me loves it! But the part of me that loved being embraced by my warm [...]

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Journey of Change 4: Find Your Own Pace

I am a huge proponent of moving forward with purpose while moving at our own pace. Like the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, I find that when I move forward at my own inner purposeful pace, I am more likely to achieve my goal… with an added bonus of enjoying the journey.
Today, all [...]

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