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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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Journey of Change 3: Balance Self-Reliance and Community Support

I’m a self-reliant person and often tackle projects on my own. But, this time I am proud of myself for reaching out and inviting four of my closest buddies to be involved in this painting extravaganza. The most amazing, wonderful surprise is they all offered an enthusiastic “Yes!”―even though we all know that painting (especially [...]

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Journey of Change 2: Letting Go

I don’t know about you, but once I’m ready to commit to change, I move forward with self-assuredness and determination. But I also have a tendency to hugely underestimate the amount of time and resources the process of change will take. Turns out, the process of painting my office was no exception! Seems change requires [...]

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Journey of Change 1: Anticipation of Change

Maybe it’s the freshness of spring or maybe it’s just time for a change. Whatever the cause, I have the desire to create change running through my veins.
For the past few weeks, I’ve felt the urge to completely repaint, redesign, and refurnish my office. I know that in the big picture my life works best [...]

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A Journey of Change

Last week my sister Elke came into to town from Albany, New York to visit, relax, and help me out with some business details. We’ve met our goals and had a fantastic time! 
Over the course of the week we went on a shopping extravaganza, took a yoga class, enjoyed full body massages, ate out at [...]

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Blessed Are the Humans Who Have Made It Their Goal For Self-Improvement

In a recent Twitter post I wrote, “Blessed are the humans who have made it their goal for self-improvement.” In response, a dear friend wrote back with this question:  
“Ok… Great. Good idea. Makes sense to me. It’s been the goal of my life. Only one problem… If we are perfect the way we are and we [...]

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Feeling Worse Instead of Better? Why Personal Growth Often Feels Bad

A great wave of healing and awakening is sweeping the world. A new time of personal growth, conscious awareness, and awakened co-creation among humanity is flowering. People are stepping into an exciting ability to bring greater peace, love, and joy into their lives.
 
Perhaps you have noticed this breath of awakening within yourself. However, instead of [...]

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