Category: choosing joy
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The Astonishing Power of Choosing Joy When You Feel Stuck
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As someone who has “Joy” as their platform, it’s been a rough go since the election. It’s probably been a rough go for many people; regardless of your political stance, you are likely triggered in one way or another. I’ve been questioning what role joy “should” play in my life…
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Ep62: Daring to be Courageous, Vulnerable, and Human with guest Christy Tending
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Please upgrade your browser It’s my absolute pleasure to be sharing today’s episode with you! Christy Tending and I are back, talking about daring to be courageous, vulnerable AND human in this discussion that originally was a part of the “Courage in Action” telesummit. Christy has been on the show…
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Embracing Joy & Living Your Bucket List After Brain Surgery with Sharon Aldeguer
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Please upgrade your browser Sharon Aldeguer is an inspiration, and a beautiful example of embracing joy and living your bucket list after brain surgery. Several years ago, she had brain surgery to remove a brain tumor found by her neurosurgeons, and before she went through the surgery, she promised herself…
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Using Intuition As Your Guide When You Are Struggling
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I found this poem tucked away in a journal, something I wrote about 2 years ago as I was struggling with my last job in advertising. What strikes me in that I was already using intuition as my guide, as I struggled to make sense of what didn’t fit about…
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How to Fall In Love with The Messy Middle
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As you start to work towards something new in life, you always hit that new, unfamiliar, not so comfortable stage before you hit your stride with it. This is what I have come to call “The Messy Middle,” a term I first saw on a DIY home improvement blog, but quickly…
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I Want to Help Others Fly
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A year and a half ago, I was working with a life coach, and was looking to leave advertising, and wanted to find a job that would give me better balance, that would shorten my 4 hour daily round trip commute. At the time, I was also trying to decide what…
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The Bravest Thing, Running Through the Fields
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The first thing I read this morning, as I lay in my bed, just waking up was this, shared by my friend Kathy on Facebook. the bravest thing by the beautiful due maybe the bravest thingis opening your eyes in themorning and placing yourtwo feet on the cold floor andrising…
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Be Content to Simply Be Yourself
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We went to Pacific Grove a few weekends ago. It is along the coast, near the towns of Carmel and Monterrey. It is peaceful there, with beautiful, majestic views of the Pacific Ocean. Zoom loves the beach. He likes to run up to the water’s edge, play tag with the…
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December 7: Launch Yourself on Every Wave
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Day 7: Embrace the joy of jubilant moments “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” – Henry David Thoreau As a child, I remember learning to body surf in San Diego with my family. There’s a science to getting yourself…