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Tricks for finding your focus in chaotic times
Giving up can sometimes be step one Ever wonder if you are built for an emergency? Turns out, we all are. Hardwired for emergencies, that’s us. Our nervous systems are trained for quick response to danger … even if that quick response is to freeze! But we are in a time of overwhelm. And actually…
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Making your promise to the future
I’ve always loved new year resolutions! Weird, I know! Not the kind that you are bound to break with guilt and shame. I’ve always loved the support to create a focus. I love being invited to take a moment of quiet, of imagining and dreaming about what I value. What matters to me. What I…
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How did you get so big? Lessons in growth and resilience from the forest
800 years young … How did you get so big? I wondered, standing in the rain, awed by an 800 year old being rising up through the mist. The low grrrrr of ocean waves crashing not far away. I sobbed quietly, overwhelmed by joy and awe in the Pacific Northwest coastal forest. This 800 year…
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From Rocks, Us: An Evolutionary Love Story
No one really knows how life started on earth. Right? Some of us have strong beliefs or feelings. Scientists have collected data and built theories and arguments. But there is no doubt about one thing. You and I are made up of the same stuff as rocks. From rocks, us. Touching that mystery can make…