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a better way. week twenty five
In the fall of 2005, I began a two year graduate program in Social Work at the University of Denver. I knew from the first day it was time to learn, time to absorb new information. I have a similar feeling currently. Summer 2024. 52 years old. Time to learn. Time to absorb new information. […]
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a better way. week twenty four
Today is Sunday Book Club on Monday. I’m not sure why I bother defining what day it is, considering these blog posts can be read any time. I like the Sunday and Thursday routine. Alas…summer mode ☀️ Speaking of summer mode, I am going to post the excerpt only. I am visiting at my parents […]
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something more. week twenty four
This blog is on summer mode. I began today’s post yesterday (Thursday) morning. Side note: if you are following the book club posts, there is no week twenty three for something more. Here is Friday morning (real time): I feel light and spacious… I feel light and spacious in my body… At this time in […]
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something more. week twenty two
I love context. When I think of context, I think of story. Every living thing has a story. An origin story. A timeline of situations, circumstances, and events that contribute to how one shows up and expresses oneself in a particular environment or setting. Is that true or not true? When I consume information (podcast, […]
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a better way. week twenty one
A simple, no-cost strategy to get better personal outcomes in day.*, is to notice what it is that you want from others and give it to yourself. The next step is to give the same thing to others without expecting anything in return. * I refer to day. as one’s ordinary existence that includes waking […]
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something more. week twenty one
What do you consume? What information do you choose to digest? In one way, I suppose this question could be: How do you spend your free time? Or, How do you spend your down time? A human takes in, (absorbs? integrates? – consumes…) energy and information from external sources, through physical senses. Input. Then the […]
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something more. week twenty
And just like that…she gently whispered to herself the familiar reminder… “Life is a series of situations, circumstances, and events that happen. When I notice my response, I can soothe my response. In Quiet Time, I align with wellbeing. In the space of possibility, I feel anchored to somethingmore. And then. I do. The next […]
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a better way. week nineteen
I recorded myself spontaneously read today’s excerpt. There is much to say about sensual living. Speaking of, I can hear the chirping birds outside my window. Some days, the only time I am sensual is in Quiet Time. This morning I proclaimed (to no one, and everyone) that Quiet Time was the best part of […]
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a better way. week eighteen
In Yoga, some facilitators will put you in a pose and then say, ‘full expression’. Put simply, this means to lengthen something, soften something, expand something. In the storyitell workbook, I describe the cues (lengthen, soften, expand) as superhero pose and connect it to Amy Cuddy’s interpretation of presence. In Amy’s popular body language TED […]
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something more. week eighteen
Enjoy today’s excerpt and student video from May 2020… Reflection questions taken from excerpt: And here is a video I made for the students on my school caseload during the May 2020 quarantine…
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