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Beginning: Find Your Ideal to Honor the Legacy of Your Freedom

Posted in free, government, gratitude, thankful, tagged on July 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »

“Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.” ~ Albert Einstein Holidays like July 4th are a good time for reflection. On your way to the beach, the barbecue, and the fireworks today, it’s well worth a moment of our time to think about why we [...]

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Beginning: The Prize of Honesty

Posted in books, gratitude, women, work, tagged on May 19, 2011 | 6 Comments »

“It pays to be honest, but it’s slow pay.” ~ Proverb via Tiny Buddha I recently met a new colleague who shares a lot of the sentiments I have about yoga, meditation, and what really matters in life. It was a refreshing introduction and a reminder that wherever you are, there are like minds. You [...]

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Beginning: Honoring My Mom Through The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life

Posted in gratitude, love, mother, tagged on May 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms of the world, those tireless champions of ours who believe we can and will do anything we set our hearts and minds to. This Mother’s Day instead of sending my mom flowers and gifts, I donated to her favorite charity on her behalf. She asked me to donate [...]

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Beginning: Remembering To Whom We Owe Thanks

Posted in grateful, gratitude, kindness, thankful, thanksgiving, tagged on February 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »

“I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.” ~ Claude Monet “The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” ~ John E. Southard A friend of mine recently lost her job. I met with her to talk about some new possibilities and how I could [...]

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Beginning: How to Make the Most of Everything

Posted in friendship, gratitude, inspiration, tagged on February 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »

“The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything but they make the most of everything.” ~ Anonymous This quote was posted on Twitter last week by @FamousWomen and retweeted by Kimberly Wilson, a yoga teacher I follow. I read it on a day just after hearing a friend of mine confess how small [...]

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Step 365: What’s Possible? A 2010 Wrap-up.

Posted in adventure, books, career, celebration, change, choices, creativity, discovery, experience, family, friendship, grateful, gratitude, growth, happiness, ideas, meditation, New York City, story, writing, yoga on December 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »

“I am neither an optimist nor pessimist, but a possibilist.” ~ Max Lerner As I cross over the finish line of 365 days of living and writing about an extraordinary life, I marvel at the passing of another year. On December 31, 2009, I wrote a post explaining that in 2010 I wanted to record [...]

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Step 325: Gratitude Grows Away from NYC

Posted in grateful, gratitude, routine, vacation on November 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I will be the first person to tell anyone why I think New York City is the greatest place on Earth for me. There are so many other cities in the world that I love, but none that feel so like home to me as New York. It is a city that has literally every [...]

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Step 201: Obstacles as Path

Posted in change, choices, courage, discovery, encouragement, frustration, gifts, gratitude, loss, opportunity, yoga on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on [...]

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Step 26: We Could Learn a Lot from Conan

Posted in comedy, dreams, gratitude, television on January 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Goodbyes say a lot about someone. Does he walk away bitter and angry? Does she simply just shrug off the disappointment that comes with every experience, recognizing that all our experiences are opportunities for great learning? Does he leave grateful for what was, and hopeful for what will be? This last sentiment describes the very [...]

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My Year of Hopefulness – Thanks for Making My Childhood Dream Come True

Posted in books, childhood, Christmas, dreams, gratitude, Randy Pausch, writer, writing on December 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Last year I wrote a few posts about Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture. I first watched him give the Last Lecture on YouTube through tear-filled eyes and had to take myself for a long walk 3 months later when I read about his passing. His Last Lecture, devoted entirely to his pursuit of childhood dreams, reminded [...]

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