Tag: optimism
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The Velocity of Love
This February, join me for a different kind of love story. Seven days exploring how loving yourself first isn’t selfish—it’s how you become capable of the kind of love that changes everything. Because hope begins when you fill your own well. Love is a force in motion. It builds when it’s shared and transforms everything…
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Every experience points True North
No time to read? Listen here: If you had to name a thing you can do with absolute confidence, what would it be? Maybe you can bake the perfect cake, coax a garden into bloom, patch a wall like a pro, or change a flat tire without breaking a sweat. Whatever it is, chances are…
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In February, let’s create a ripple or two
We’re not as independent as we think! No time to read? Listen here! Early in his career, salesman Joe Girard created his “Law of 250” which says that every person knows on average 250 other people. In his world, that meant that a positive sales experience for one customer had the potential to yield 250…
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See what’s possible in July, Week 4: You, Beautiful 2.0
For decades, running a mile in less than four minutes was considered impossible, beyond the physical capacity of the human body. But in 1954, Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, proved this belief wrong by running a mile in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds on the Iffley Road track in Oxford, England in front…
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See what’s possible in July, Week 3: Strong in the broken places
I tried writing this week’s post three times. Couldn’t do it. The kitten needed spaying. My teeth needed cleaning. My closet needed organizing. And a million other things that come up when I’m supposed to be writing, and I’m just not ready. But then, I remembered a story scribbled in a notebook that I had…
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See what’s possible in July, Week 2: The law of attraction
The 2007 runaway bestseller, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne drew both fierce devotees (who thought of it as a kind of magic) and fierce detractors (who called it pseudoscience). The book’s premise is that there is a great secret available to anyone — a type of energy that attracts everything that we want if we…
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See what’s possible in July, Week 1: The Beautiful Road
Philosopher Alan Watts once told this story: Once there was a farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, his neighbors came around to sympathize. “We’re so sorry your horse ran away,” they said. “That is unfortunate.” The farmer responded, “Maybe.”
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Make something beautiful in June: beautiful ground
In 1950, Detroit, Michigan was home to the biggest car companies in the world including Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors. At the time, the “Motor City” was the fourth largest city in the U.S. after New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. But as auto companies decentralized manufacturing far and wide, Detroit’s population decreased — in 2021…
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Make something beautiful in June: Week 2
What kind of creativity brings you joy? Gardening, cooking, drawing, writing? Maybe it’s baking or woodworking. There is something, beautiful someone. And you know what? Maybe it isn’t a traditional creative pursuit. Making something beautiful doesn’t necessarily mean creating art or having a unique idea. Maybe you lose yourself solving a problem at work. Or…
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Make something beautiful in June
“And since all this loveliness cannot be Heaven, I know in my heart it is June.” – Abba Woolson June comes bearing many gifts. Here in the northeast, it’s finally sunny and warm again. Roses and peonies are blooming and strawberries are ripening. We’re planning vacations and sitting poolside. Surrounded by this gorgeous bounty, I…
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