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I’m Sorry… Or Am I?

Dec 072011
 

Over the years I’ve heard myself apologize for some pretty silly things.  Even today, as someone bumped into me, I found myself saying, “Oh, excuse me.” I realize I do this out of politeness, out of some sort of decorum I was raised to believe is befitting for women. I must admit, I like good manners in others.  I like being around polite people.  However, in the same breath I can assure you I’d rather be around a matter-of-fact, direct person who is lacking in the tact department, than a phony, polite one. That said, I wonder, do we (women Continue reading >>

 December 7, 2011  Posted by at 12:48 AM 2 Responses »

Knowing When You are Predicted to Die….

May 202011
 
Knowing When You are Predicted to Die....

I don’t like to post so close together — this was just too bizarre for me not to write about. I was listening to satellite radio and heard the controversy around the future over-the-counter blood test that claims it will be able to predict your life expectancy.  A few hours later, while straightening up my office, I opened a random notebook I hadn’t written in in about three years.  The page I landed on had as its header, “If I knew I had a fatal disease, would I live my life differently?”  Hmm…. First, about this test.  I won’t get Continue reading >>

 May 20, 2011  Posted by at 9:03 AM 1 Response »

Find Your Voice (Inspired by Maria Shriver)

May 192011
 
Find Your Voice (Inspired by Maria Shriver)

Maria Shriver has a little gem of a book called Just Who Will You Be?  Good, short read.  It asks big questions, in a very small book.  At the end of the book she lists ten things she pledges to herself to keep her focused and centered on who she wants to be. On a side note, I found it interesting that throughout the book, she referenced several times how she was determined to find who she wanted to be, instead of who she is.  I see that as a very distinct difference, but maybe it’s just semantics.  For me, Continue reading >>

 May 19, 2011  Posted by at 7:17 AM No Responses »

More on Real

May 052011
 
More on Real

Thank you for asking for more on the subject of being Real.  I must say, it’s nice when I’m given the topic to write about! The specific requests I received were in regard to the 12 Velveteen Principles, along with the question, “What do you do when you find yourself  about to be un-Real?”  (I hope I captured that correctly…I received several similar questions, and this one seemed to act as an umbrella for all.) Here is a list of the 12 Principles, as stated in The Velveteen Principles, by Toni Raiten-D’Antonio.  Provided is a blurb for each, but I Continue reading >>

 May 5, 2011  Posted by at 12:27 AM No Responses »

The Road Back to REAL, Inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit

May 022011
 
The Road Back to REAL, Inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit

  I recently had the pleasure and honor of spending 48 hours with some of the most incredible women I know.  As our weekend theme, we chose “BE”.  Be still, be present, be authentic, be real, be you, be. I facilitated an exercise tailored around Being Real.  As a springboard for the activity, I referenced the children’s classic, The Velveteen Rabbit, written by Margery Williams in 1922.   Summary of the Classic: The Velveteen Rabbit tells the story of a stuffed child’s toy who finds himself looked down on and snubbed by the other toys – brighter, shinier, mechanical toys Continue reading >>

 May 2, 2011  Posted by at 10:41 AM 2 Responses »
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