Monthly Archives: May 2017

Love & Gumption—Gifts From Floyd

by Terez Hartmann The Colors of Floyd I called him dad, but his buddies knew him as “Floyd,” and though he rarely worried about ruffling other people’s feathers, called it like he saw it (like it or not), and lived … Continue reading

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Gaining My Emotional Independence

By Rev. Marla Sanderson I must have come into this life with some worthiness issues because it seems like I started out a little insecure emotionally. Not unstable—just unsure of myself. Childhood incidents combined to reinforce the idea that I … Continue reading

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The Log: A Personal Story of Holiday Meaning

By Jo Mooy In the pantheon of U.S. holidays, The Fourth of July was always my favorite. It was special because I spent 20 summers in Provincetown at the very tip of Cape Cod, MA. This holiday required no gifts, … Continue reading

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The Ghost Ship and the Irrevocable Choices

by Natalie Rivera Our decisions determine our destiny. Even small decisions dramatically alter our lives, and a decision to do one thing always takes away an opportunity to do something else. Deciding to spend three hours a day on social … Continue reading

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The Gifts of Spontaneity

By Ann Darwicki My husband and I recently celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. For weeks leading up to the big day, we contemplated what we were going to do. A trip to Paris, or maybe to Sedona, or somewhere in … Continue reading

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Before I Die

By Linda Commito “Life is brief and tender. Thinking about death clarifies our life.”—Candy Chang Death may seem closer as we age, but the truth is that any of us could die at any time with no warning and no … Continue reading

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Claim Your Inheritance

by Alan Cohen When my coaching client Lana was a small baby, her parents divorced and she never saw her father again. For much of her life, she felt sad because she was fatherless. As an adult, Lana became a … Continue reading

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The Key To Freedom

By Gregg Sanderson Last month, we realized that our prison is the world of Stimulus > Response. The doorway to freedom is the realization that it’s Stimulus > NEED > Response. The NEED is the unconscious belief that keeps you … Continue reading

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Hi, Fiber!

by Sandra Musial What is Fiber? Dietary fiber is a very important component in a healthy diet. It is part soluble fiber and part insoluble fiber—and both are important not only to gut health but to overall human health. Fiber … Continue reading

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Six Ways to Increase Your Happiness

by Sue Musial Bigelow 1) Believe To believe is very powerful. Believing in the unknown, the unseen and the intangible is to have faith—a state of mind and awareness used to harmonize with universal powers. Having faith creates hope, and … Continue reading

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