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"At a young age, I learned that putting pen to paper was a way to make sense of my world. I learned to move my thoughts and feelings from my head, through my heart and out my hands. These are some of those stories that have moved me along the path that I call my life."
-Roxanne-
Memory against forgetting.
I heard an interview this morning where the quest speaker quoted from the Book of Laughter and Forgetting , by Milan Kundera. She was...
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Turning it over
There are times in our lives when the answers just do not seem to appear. You do the work, you do the training and you do what is the...
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My wish for you
My Wish for you as we enter in to 2022 is: That you heart is strong and deep and that growing each year is a gift given freely. Honor...
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Precious Moments
I have been blessed the past two years with a dear friend who makes me an Advent Box. Each day for 25 days there are beautiful reminders...
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Has anyone told you today that
I remember the first time I heard my Dad say, " Did anyone tell you today that you are amazing?" We were in a small restaurant in Dallas,...
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The eye of the tiger
Yesterday I found myself being triggered by a conversation. I was aware that I was triggered, but reationalized that it was okay because...
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My Observation is 100% perfect for what I am creating
When I first heard the comment that “my observer is 100% for what I am creating”, I thought curious. Then I remembered a phrase my dad...
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Intention vs Action
When I got up this morning, I realized that there were several things I had committed to do, that did not get done. I pondered as to why?...
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Sunshine in their Universe
I love Friday afternoons… They are that space between our lives of work and home, tasks, and play, moving swiftly and moving slowly. Sit...
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Asking for 100%
Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to ask for your 100%, but instead ask for what you think the other person is willing...
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Don’t look back, you’re not going that way!
“Beginnings are fragile things. They’re made of gossamer threads of hope and shimmer with the faint light of potential grace. It’s in the...
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The delight of being able to say ” I don’t think so!”
This weekend I spent some time with my 2 year old grandson. It is always a joy to spend time with him. His ability to meet life in that...
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Baby you were born this way
Yesterday I read the following ” Stop trying to fit in when you were born to stand out!” Somewhere along the road of our own journey we...
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Detour on Life’s Journey
I always loved John Lennon’s quote “Life happens while we are making plans”. A year ago, I was enjoying my life moving from the end of...
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road
I love the Wizard of OZ! What is it about this story that has captured so many for 75 years? I have to admit that my favorite character...
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Patience… not always
This past week I found out that my website was down. I immediately checked off the list of possible reasons and after checking...
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Times for Reflection
Recently I read an article where the writer challenged Oprah and her band of feel gooder for giving false hope to the masses. As with...
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Anger is the bodyguard of sadness
Today I am sad. I heard some news yesterday about a dear friends fiancé who died in a tragic accident. During my coach training one of...
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Find Joy in the Ordinary
When I saw this picture I thought of a saying my dad use to say which was “today I will dare to be average.” At the time, I thought it...
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The answer is inside of us… we just need to listen
We are all a part of an amazing system within a system within a system. When I really step back and look at the miracle of how we exist,...
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Giving myself permission too…..
One of the most wonderful things I have learned from my training with Brené Brown was the practice of “Giving myself permission too:”...
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You got this!!
I had just come back from a Chamber meeting. I was in my mid thirties and active in various professional organizations. On this...
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A blank page between chapters
Today on the news I heard a commentator say that “We are a blank page in between chapters”. I was struck by how much that resonated with...
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If only I could hug you.
It has been 10 days since my community was decimated by a once in a life time Derecho. With winds of over 120 miles an hour that hovered...
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The next chapter and a door opens.
Today is the first time that I have chosen to write on this blog since October 2nd 2019. That is the day that my beloved, my best friend,...
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Be Like a Tree
As I was looking out my window after my morning meditation I was struck by all the trees that surround my home. I have lived in this area...
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Trust the Knowing
Today I was listening to a podcast between Brené Brown and Maria Shriver. In it Brené said you need to Trust the Knowing. I might have...
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How do we dare to lead?
Over the course of the past four months, I have been working to become certified as a Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. The good news is I...
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The Three C’s in Life
Choice as defined by the dictionary is “the act of choosing : the act of picking or deciding between two or more possibilities” When...
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Lessons Learned as Co-Director of the Newfield Ambassador Corps
Over the course of the past three years I have been honored to Co-direct the Newfield Network Ambassadors Corps with my friend and...
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Focus
” A person whose mind is distracted dwells between the fangs of afflictive emotions.” -Shantideva. When I read this quote, I was struck...
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Abundant Sunshine
The weatherman just said that ‘Today, we will have ABUNDANT SUNSHINE”. I immediately looked up from what I was doing in excitement. I...
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The Stories We Make Up!
A man is on a subway heading home after work. It is very late, he is tired and just wants to read his paper and zone out. At the other...
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Lessons of Baking a great loaf of Bread
One of my favorite books is Where the Heart Waits, by Susan Monk Kidd. In it she talks of teaching her daughter how to make bread. She...
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How to Embrace Changes
Change not is difficult, it is resistance to change that gets us in trouble. As we find ourselves going through change we sometimes...
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What would you write down on a piece of cardboard?
When I saw this video, it struck a chord of an experience I had about 15 years ago. It was in a team training. The trainer gave us each...
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