Driving through my neighborhood the other day, my eyes caught on a sign hung at the corner of an intersection I was passing through. It’s a sign I have passed many times before and, like always, my mood was lifted when I saw it. Sitting beside a centuries-old stone meeting house, it offers the same […]
Are you a natural-born leader? Are you someone who can guide, instruct and motivate others to follow them, without even thinking about it? If not, don’t lose hope. More often than not, leadership is a practiced and perfected form of behavior and mannerisms that are continually improved throughout one’s life. And whether or not you’re
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For the past few months, my four year old has been walking around the house belting out the lyrics from a certain movie featuring certain “frozen” princesses. Even my toddler joins in, although his contribution mainly consists of matching consonant and vowel blends in time with the tune. After catching myself murmuring “let it go…
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I’ve written before about how important it is to set goals. I even wrote a post on making tiny habits a stepping stone for goals. The smaller and more attainable you make your goals, the greater the chance you follow through and achieve that goal. But there is a danger to setting easily attainable goals
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Below is this week’s installment of positive life quotes.I am trying something new with the quotes this week: I am putting them in an infographic style picture. I’m not 100% sure how well this will work long-term, but I wanted to change things up a bit. Let me know your thoughts – do you like
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Years ago, my mom and her friends held a summer solstice party, where my twelve year old self danced until the very tardy moon arrived, loving every minute of the nature-inspired celebration. The summer solstice occurred (for my area) last month, and I still delight in the fact that people all over the world take
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Cruising down the sidewalk on her training-wheeled bike, my daughter pedals toward me, grinning. I wave at her and start to call out “Great job!” but change it at the last minute to “Look at you, balancing on that bike!” Why the sudden correction in my praise? Does it really matter if I say “Great
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