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Preparing for a Dramatic New Beginning
On a recent summer evening walk on Coast Guard Beach here on Cape Cod, I took this photo of the extraordinary sky that was unfolding above me. It was right on the edge of day, turning into night. It was quite a dramatic shift! It reminded me of the times in my life where I felt a dramatic shift within me, as I contemplated a significant life transition. There was a feeling of moving into darkness, to prepare for the next wave of light. I did a lot of journal writing during those times as I processed what was happening, getting clear on what I was letting go of – and what I was keeping on my journey forward. It felt just as dramatic as the…
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What’s the Story You Need to Tell?
As a certified creativity and life purpose coach, and a certified journal writing facilitator, I work with highly-creative and spiritually-minded women who are facing a variety of life and business transitions that lead them on paths of new beginnings that inspire self-discovery and creative expression. These new beginnings often involve a deeper exploration of their life stories, where miraculous healing can take place and a larger sense of purpose begins to emerge. It’s where they find their authentic voice coming to light. So much could change in our lives, and in our world, if we just stepped into the power of our life story – learning its lessons, receiving its gifts, and bettering ourselves in the process – then finding our own diamond in the rough,…
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Do You Feel Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere?
A few years ago, there was an American television commercial that showed a sports utility vehicle driving through a remote mountain scene. And the voice-over said, “You can find yourself in the middle of nowhere – or in the middle of nowhere you can find yourself.” This phrase seems to capture the sentiment of so many people in my life right now – clients, colleagues, friends, even me. Some are dealing with major life transitions that feel painfully uncomfortable – while others are preparing for new beginnings and fresh starts that involve a sense of unknowingness about the future. If we take a closer look at the first part of the phrase, “You can find yourself in the middle of nowhere” – we may feel…
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Bloom Where You Are Planted
What happens when your life is thrown off course, not by your own choosing – and you’re picked up, rattled around, and thrown in another direction? How do you bloom where planted? Sometimes, when we’re “stuck” – the Universe makes the movement for us. It picks us up, rattles us around – and puts us somewhere. And it’s there, in that place – where we must find a way to “bloom where planted.” It will be there, that we begin the “rooting out” process. And part of this involves rooting out those places where we know we’re living out of balance. It’s time to kick the dependencies that suck resources, and become more self-sufficient with our energy. Imagine taking a walk in nature and being surrounded by…
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Is the Door of Persistence Just Not Opening?
Have you ever felt like you’ve wasted your time on something? You’ve given countless hours and exuberance to a project, a job, a relationship – and it just doesn’t go anywhere? You keep trying and trying. You walk away, come back with a different approach – but nothing sticks. So you go through every tool you have, you try every key – and still come up short. You even do a bit of meditating, clearing your mind and your energy, only to return to the same scenario. What then? Is there something wrong with you? Or could it be, simply put – a mismatch? Persistence is an admirable quality. But if you’ve done everything you know how to do – and it’s still not working, it’s…
