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Leap: India, Here I Come!

Posted in adventure, India, travel on May 10, 2012 | 5 Comments »

And so, India, our time has finally arrived. I’ve been waiting to meet you for so long. We have planned and plotted as much as we can and as much as I think is necessary. Now we are going to be tangled in each other’s lives for many years to come. I’m ready. Bring every [...]

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Leap: Finding Our Edge is the Only Work We Have to Do

Posted in adventure, courage, literature, yoga on April 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

“What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Your boundaries are your quest.” ~ Rumi Yoga asks us to find the balance between effort and ease, to seek our edge without going over it. This is the challenge on the mat and the challenge of our lives. We have to dream big to find [...]

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Leap: Use the Wings You Already Have

Posted in adventure, photographs, time on April 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »

“You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” ~ Rumi via MindBodyGreen For the past few months, I’ve been reading a book of poetry by Rumi. Each day I read a poem right before I go to bed. It’s proving to be a beautiful ritual that closes out each day with grace [...]

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Leap: A Chance to Win Access to the Offers of Underground Eats

Posted in adventure, eating, food, New York City on April 13, 2012 | 3 Comments »

I’ve enjoyed the last two contests that I’ve run on this blog in recent weeks – the first was for a free 12-week subscription to the digital version of the New York Times (congrats, Trish!) and the second was for a copy of the book Lessons from the Monk I Married by Katherine Jenkins, one [...]

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Leap: Itinerary for My First Trip India

Posted in adventure, travel on April 12, 2012 | 3 Comments »

In less than a month, I’ll be taking flight to finally visit Incredible India, a destination that has been at the top of my dream travel list for many years. While there I will be completely immersed in the culture, sights, scents, and sounds around me. I imagine that there will be little time for [...]

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Leap: Don’t Hesitate

Posted in adventure, career, courage on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

“To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.” ~ Sir Walter Scott, Writer Why do we hesitate? Why do we look away at the very moment when our focus is most needed to find what we’ve been looking for? For me, that moment of hesitation arises from fear, fear that what [...]

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Leap: A Daily Can-Do Mantra

Posted in adventure, career, decision-making, determination, inspiration on March 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »

I found this image on Pinterest. I immediately hung it up at my desk to read out loud any time I get scared as I begin this new adventure to merge my career with my personal values. It makes me feel strong. I hope it helps you, too.

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Leap: Stop Buying Ice and Start Living

Posted in adventure, change, choices, commitment, courage, creativity, passion on March 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »

I recently had a small group of people over to my house. As I was drafting up my grocery / to-do list, I wrote down “buy ice.” And then I started laughing. I have a freezer. I have ice cube trays. Did I really need to buy ice? No – I had everything I needed. [...]

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Leap: How Did You Celebrate Leap Day? I Started The Geronimo Project and I Want You to Join Me!

Posted in adventure, courage, creativity, entrepreneurship on March 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

My house is full of lists – things to do, places to go – far and near, people to contact, things to buy, things to look into. You name the task, and I bet I have a list for it. Over the past few months as I’ve started my journey to make The Leap into [...]

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Leap: Stop Seeking Stillness

Posted in adventure, change, nature on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

“There is nothing still. Life is never still. No plant, no animal, no river. Can we think of Nature as a metaphor and keep ourselves constantly evolving?” ~ Anil Gupta Over the past few stressful weeks, I’ve found myself seeking stillness, seeking an end to all whirring in my mind. It’s been hard to make [...]

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