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a better way. week twenty two/twenty three
Me again. The blog consistency is not flowing, but I am hopeful I can get back on board. Why? Because I enjoy it. It’s true that writing helps one understand what one thinks. I am aware (I think) that what is most consistently on my mind, or what I have a desire to write about, […]
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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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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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a better way. week seventeen
For today’s purposes, I would like to share part III of storyitell. It will be available at the end of today’s abetterway excerpt. I would also like to encourage you to consider tapping the link to purchase your own physical copy. I share all my resources in digital form, and will continue to do so. However, […]
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something more. week seventeen
Shared humanity: I may not know what it’s like to ________ but I do know what it’s like to _________. Shared humanity allows for curiosity which is the gateway to a problem solving mindset. Shared humanity is win-win energy. Win-win energy allows for a feeling of connection and belonging. Persons who feel a sense of […]
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a better way. week sixteen
Sunday Book Club 📖 The only reflection question I have for today is… What inspires you? My answer today is: I will leave it at that. Here is today’s excerpt from abetterway. using inner resources to create your own algorithm…
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something more. week sixteen
Something more. This morning marks the 16th week of the 2024 blog year. This means that for 16 weeks I have been posting on Thursday morning from the book: something more. Connecting to the pulse of a Shared Humanity. Each post includes the excerpt/weekly blog post that was posted four years earlier. I did the […]