I’ve got your back…

A friend of mine in Hawai’i was relating a story to me about how her boyfriend came up behind her and said “I’ve got your back.” We both thought it was such a sweet thing to say. Then about a week later I saw some t-shirts with the same words. I wondered if this was some new slang phrase that…

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On the road to happiness…

Many years ago I decided to get on top of my own happiness. It started with a simple visit to a therapist. In fact, I was not even the instigator of the visit. I went with a friend who needed support to start therapy. Much to my surprise and his chagrin within two weeks I…

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Mind your choice…literally

One of the things I’ve noticed as I talk with people is that changes are happening in many people’s lives. Some changes are manifesting painfully, and some with excitement. Each story I heard was a microcosmic view of the changes that are happening in our world. Years ago, I was sitting in a class where a question…

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To do or not to do…

This is not the question and yet for so many so often, it is the occupier of our thoughts, the demander of our attention. Life can be lived in one of two states. Feeling side out or feeling side in. If we chose to live life feeling side in our true nature can be hidden…

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Lifes garden has a tendency to grow

It isn’t always easy to see the fruits of our labor when we look at a barren tree branch in the early spring. It is hard to see the lush fruits perfectly formed waiting to be plucked and eaten. In the vast landscape of our life experience we can be similarly challenged. Our unimagined frontiers…

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