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A Bespoke Life

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

What’s it like to wear a bespoke suit, a suit custom-made to fit me and only me? I want a life like that. I want a plan, a pattern, a path that takes into consideration all the weird, unruly, shocking, steadfast little and big things that combine to shape me. But how? “The word bespoke […]

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Blind Dates Grow Up

Monday, May 18, 2009

My husband and I are both … hmm … how shall I put this? Let’s go with finely tuned and move on. We’re also products of different cultures. (I’ve often thought of charging admission to some of our entertaining conversations: the optimistic, anything-is-possible American (me) exchanging views with the pessimistic Cold-War-era German from West Berlin.) […]

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Simple Ways to Rejuvenate

Monday, May 11, 2009

Need a lift? Freshen up by taking mini-holidays throughout the day. What gives you a hit of joy? Perhaps it’s watching a three-minute digital slide show of your five-year-old. Or reading today’s post from a blogger who’s guaranteed to make you laugh. Or unscrewing the lid of a vial of lavender oil. Consider the physical […]

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Grace Kerina’s Five Rules for Life

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Jon D. Andre was kind enough to invite me to send him my Five Rules of Life, which he published last week. If the idea appeals, write your own and submit them to Jon, or do it just for yourself. See the Five Rules of Life site for interesting and thought-provoking compilations. Grace Kerina’s Five […]

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Compass Titles

Monday, March 2, 2009

You probably have some form of a job title, even if you’re self-employed. Service Associate. Librarian. Sous Chef. Chemical Engineer. Dog Walker. Writer. Personal Coach. Waiter. Is your current title an expression of the truest you? Do you swell with pride when you say it out loud? If not, it’s time for a new calling […]

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Effectiveness vs. Efficiency

Monday, February 2, 2009

When options and variables proliferate, it’s natural to want to get things in order. But a focus on neatness over efficiency can bypass effective resolution. We can clarify, organize, and collate data into infinity, to the point where action with real muscle behind it gets lost in the filing system. What’s more important: sending in […]

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Bliss Reminders

Monday, January 5, 2009

“No problem can be solved from the level of consciousness that created it.” ~ Albert Einstein I take much of life to heart, feeling and sensing my way through the days, aiming for the miraculous place just before feeling fully spills over into feeling too much. Cue the circus music. What do I do when […]

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Out-of-Context Quote Book

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

“It’s like being trapped in an elevator with my own music.” “He’s been a pawn in my little recovery game.” “Everything’s very in-between the trapezes right now.” “Is dog hair your sole medium?” Pluck them from the conversation that gives them contextual meaning and some phrases can go on to live long, meaningful lives on […]

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