Archive | April, 2012

Quieting Your Inner Critic

Shadow Puppets by Runcie

Before I began to change my life, I often wondered when it is that our Inner Critic is born. I knew that she doesn’t burst  forth with us as we escape the womb and begin our lives as beautiful, perfectly imperfect human beings.   Nor do I believe that she springs to life in our earliest [...]

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Channeling Jane in the Jungle of Life

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Imagine that you are Jane.  You live in the jungle and life is nice.  You have a lovely tree house and you love Tarzan.  But you’ve come to realize that you want to take control over the direction of your life.  Love is great and all -  yet you know that you don’t want rely [...]

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Manifesto on Balance

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As I prepare for my upcoming digital sabbatical, I thought it appropriate to bring to this space my Manifesto on Balance, which I shared in part in my weekly eZine / newsletter in January. For years and years, I sought balance.  Yet in the pursuit of the ever elusive balance, I discovered that, for me, [...]

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No Need to “Foil” Easter

En Guarde!

Who can resist the joys of an Easter (or Passover) meal?  For those adhering to the strictness of Lent, it’s the feast to celebrate the culmination of the season.  It’s also the first opportunity for many families, scattered hither and thither to gather together since Christmas .   It’s a gathering sharing not only food, but [...]

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