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Single, Childfree, Petless and Loved.

We had nine sweet years together. Remodeled a house. Healed some of each others’ old wounds. But the relationship ended when it became very clear that hiking in the wilderness, sleeping with spiders and living without my laptop would never be my favorite thing.

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‘The Alchemist’ Revisited: 7 Insights for Seeking the Beauty of Life’s Possibilities.

Without a doubt, we will all have our share of life’s challenges, but if you rise above the challenges, amazing things will happen.

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The Games We Play: On the Heart’s Surge and Love’s Strains.

Life becomes a game to us, and our games become Life to us. And instead of having a story to share, our lives center upon a trophy to win.

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Examine Your Relationship to Anger.

First I had to admit that I was angry. Then I had to stay with my anger, to listen to it. By paying attention, I could transform destructive anger into creative anger.

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Full Moon in Sagittarius: Take Aim, Have Faith, and Let the Arrow Fly.

Sagittarius is a lover of truth and authenticity, and during this Moon we are being called to rise to our truth and to live it courageously on the path that is unfolding in front of us.

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And Yet I Knew: When Truth Whispers.

In truth, I thought I would only be gone a short while. But the more I traveled, the further I went. I traveled so far from anything that resembled her.

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Lessons from Sticks and Stones.

The bottom line is this: For a seeker after lessons in self-love, compassion and selfless service, rejection trumps adulation every time.

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The Silent Auction: How Freely Do We Speak Our Heart?

How heartily do others inspire our hope despite the port that compels, especially when these contradict where they sail? How much in their presence do we embrace ourselves? How much of ourselves do we surrender amid bids and barter? Do bids breed resilience or resignation instead? Do we discern ...

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Transformation: If You’re Enjoying It, You’re Doing It Wrong.

Transformation isn’t something you choose, it chooses you. Considering what’s involved, no caterpillar in its right mind would ever choose to become a butterfly.

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Broken and Brave, Still We Ride the Waves.

Surviving pain makes us understand, at a visceral level, how tough we are, not in spite of the tenderness we hold inside, but because of it.

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