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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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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 fifteen
The full title of abetterway is: abetterway. using inner resources to create your own algorithm Define terms: algorithm – the way I use the term algorithm (for the purposes of my content) is essentially the same way I consider relativity. Of course, I suppose I should now ‘define term’ relativity. Like attracts Like? Which of […]
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a better way. week fourteen
Life is a series of situations, circumstances, and events that are often unexpected. Are you ‘onboard’? Do you agree? Using the strategies taken from part III of storyitell: tips, if I am resistant to an idea and block it without awareness (mindless), I’ve missed an opportunity to be curious. When I’m curious is when I […]
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something more. week thirteen
Video editing is my new ‘yoga’, as it is described in this post from four years ago. I ‘want’ to love video editing. I like the result and the feeling I get when it’s done, but it’s a focuser. Just like writing. For me, the desire to write and create videos comes from the place […]
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a better way. week three
It was depression that introduced me to the visceral experience of resistance. I did not want to go to work. I played games with myself to get out of the house. At times, it felt as if there was an energetic wall between my body and the door to leave. I’d bribe myself with Starbucks. […]