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25 Jan

Posted at 20:47h in Glimpse into Me, Opportunity/Threat, positive place by

[caption id="attachment_734" align="alignleft" width="135" caption="Taken with my iPhone from the beach."][/caption] I am still savoring a long weekend in Vieques, an island off Puerto Rico, a place I have been wanting to visit for awhile – a magical place, surrounded on one side by the Caribbean, the other by the Atlantic, rich and bombastic in history (the US Navy used it to send test bombs for a long time until community organizing ended that nonsense several years ago) and home to the world’s largest bioluminescent bay. I’ve been wanting to Vieques for several years– have had a pull, a yearning...

07 Nov

Posted at 23:54h in Mindfulness, Relationships by

            Listen here: Someone Like You, Adele "Sometimes it last in love, but sometimes it hurts instead." Paradoxes everywhere. Polarities. Fronts and backs. Bitter + sweet. My affinity for this song does not bring me back to a bad breakup. Instead, it reminds me that nothing is forever. Everything is to be cherished. And even when we think it's over, it'll always be a part of us. May as well frame it positively....

13 Jul

Posted at 20:31h in Positive Intervention, Positive Psychology, Social-Emotional Leadership, SOMO Leadership, Uncategorized, well-being by

I drove 400 miles to Cleveland, Ohio yesterday to continue a newer chapter of my life called "My Dreams are Coming True." I swear, people--this stuff works! It's happening in my life and it's because I'm learning to think differently. Trust me, please. I'm not just talkin' smack. But let me tell you, the past few weeks have been filled with mixed emotions. Lots of anxiety was coming up for me in New York. (I'm learning too that my fear shows up in strange, strange ways . . . almost hard to notice in real time, which is why hindsight is a beautiful thing.)...

11 Mar

Posted at 13:00h in Love, My life, Uncategorized by

And I drink sometimes, too. Sometimes, I drink too much -- but that seems to be okay on the Mexican rivera, where I just spent a fantastic week in Sayulita, a beach town built into a mountain. Love having both sand and mountain. A little slice of heaven. "I didn't even know I liked tequila" was one of my favorite lines of the trip. And it's true, I didn't. Wonder what else I think I don't like, which I may actually like? Hm. I like love, this I know. Heck, I got a tattoo to that affect (and to my mom's dismay) last...

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