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Month: October 2012

CHASING DOWN MY CENTER | Mirror, Mirror | WRITE-ALONG | Writing Prompts

FCW: TRUST OTHERS, BUT STILL KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

Fortune cookie wisdom – as usual – comes in a timely manner!  I’ll share what it meant to me, but I’d love to hear how you’d apply this to your life! This cookie wisdom came just as I was gripping the wheel trying to turn this car without brakes known as my Graduate School Masters…

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CHASING DOWN MY FAMILY | Kids | Learn Something New | WTF...

LIFE LESSONS: MATH IS NOT JUST ABOUT NUMBERS

Working at a university I pick up tidbits of wisdom here and there.  One day in casual conversation, one professor said to me, “Math is not just about the numbers!”  At the time I just shook my head in agreement and wished him well on his way out the door trying to figure out math…

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CHASING DOWN MY CENTER | Mindful Midlife | WTF... | WWOD

GEMS I STUMBLED UPON – O YOU!

Since none of my high school girlfriends, nor I, had the opportunity to fly to Chicago to see Oprah’s show before it ended, today my friends (that I’ve known for almost 25 years!) and I attended the next best thing!  Oprah’s O You 2012 in Los Angeles!  I learned many gems and will share them…

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CHASING DOWN MY CENTER | I Am Grateful | Mindful Midlife

LIFE LESSON: LIVE DELIBERATELY

This week has had too many reminders that life is short.  These losses also reminded me of the amazing people that I’ve crossed paths with in my life and and am still fortunate enough to be able to wander with a while. I get it, we get in a grind, we get busy, we put…

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CHASING DOWN MY CENTER | Find Your Smile | Live to Serve

LIFE LESSON: CARPE DIEM!

Today’s life lesson comes from a friend that I worked with at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  She was an honored patient and fellow campaign manager who’d been through treatment and has been healthy for over a decade since!  Her name came up in conversation today while I was trying to contribute to others’ lives by donating…

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CHASING DOWN MY CENTER | Learn Something New

8 I’S THAT CREATE SUCCESSFUL WE

Believe it or not, this life’s lesson is plucked from an article I’m reading on Business Alliances for my classes on how to create excellent alliances… Individual Excellence  – Both should be independently strong and bring something of value to contribute to alliance. Have positive goals, not just looking to escape something. Importance – The…

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CHASING DOWN MY CENTER | Learn Something New

GEMS I STUMBLED UPON TODAY

“A river cuts through rock not because of its strength but because of its persistence!” –Jim Watkins “Obstacles are those frightening things that become visible when we take our eyes off our goals.” –Henry Ford (thanks Karina Saenz-Gutierrez for dropping these two gems in my pathway today!)

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