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Your Divorce Dragon

This picture of Smaug from The Hobbit is appropriate for a couple of reasons. One the dragon looks benign. He’s not! And he’s protecting his pile of money. Hmmmmm. “It does not do to leave a live...

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LIfe Plans

We have to let ourselves be open to what comes next. Learning to be comfortable with NOT knowing all the details of what comes next takes practice and lots of faith! But it’s an incredible (Radical!)...

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Be absolutely clear

Don’t be afraid to say what you mean and mean what you say. In the end, people appreciate that, and they are more likely to trust you. “Clarity inspires trust. Clarity inspires faith.” You, Inc. – by...

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Goodness still rules

“It is easy to believe in goodness when good things are happening. When there is pain, horror, neglect or evil, it is profoundly more difficult. This belief of mine comes from a place of deep and...

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Letters

A handwritten note is a gift. It makes you slow down and think about what you want to say, and it shows the person you send it to that you care. Try it and see how many people you can lift up. It’s a...

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The Law of the Garden

We always reap what we sow.  Always! “What we sow or plant in the soil will come back to us in exact kind. It’s impossible to sow corn and get a crop of wheat, but we entirely desregard this law when...

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In a funk? Do this.

Helping someone else always helps us. And reaching out to others takes our focus off our own difficult situation. That’s often the best medicine of all. “The best thing I can do for my brain is to find...

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Unpredictable hours

Notice the little beautiful things all around you even on your most difficult divorce days. Choose to notice the blessings in the middle of the mess. They are always there. It’s our job to notice,...

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A New Garden

Plant a garden. It will be a great reminder to get rid of the toxic weeds in your life and cultivate the plants that will eventually bring a delicious harvest. “I once had a garden filled with flowers...

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Is Peace Possible During Divorce?

Peace is our choice. But peace only comes when we know that our life is secure in God’s love and protection in spite of all of the struggles that show up because of free will. “Tension comes from not...

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Crossing the River

To get to the other side of any of life’s challenges, we have to put fear and dread aside and wade through. Advice: join others who are crossing and help each other!  It’s safer and faster. “Waiting...

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Worry-free weekend

In this world with so much pain and chaos, it’s easy to worry about just about everything. Starting today, let’s refuse to go there and simply take actions that will help solve some problem we see and...

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Grab Your Power

Making the choice to do simple, good things for ourselves every day helps us design and choose the life we want no matter what is happening around us. We get to choose! That’s the really cool thing!...

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Do Good

In the end, doing the right thing always pays off. Sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes no one seems to notice. But rest assured that you will be rewarded for every single time you make the good choice....

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Get Going

Take a few minutes to read Oh the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. It’s a great motivator to just get going with your life. It’s yours. You can make it what you want. “You have brains in your head. You...

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Good Sense vs Advice Overload

  Sometimes the sheer volume of stuff we have to think about everyday is overwhelming. I read that just trying to get information over the internet is like trying to drink from a fire hydrant at full...

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Goodness Rules

Don’t give up. Don’t get discouraged. Goodness rules. Always. Because you can always choose goodness yourself no matter what anyone else is doing. “It is easy to believe in goodness when good things...

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For Yourself

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby Women tend to be people pleasers.  We want everyone to like us.  We worry about what people think....

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Eating alone and enjoying it

Cook for yourself with the same care as you would cook for someone else. Really enjoy the tastes and enjoy your own company, too. Today (July 20, 2013) in the Wall Street Journal, my favorite print...

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Beam on after divorce

Stand straight and tall and proud and be exactly who you were created to be! Shine! “Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you are...

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