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I took this picture back in 2009 while taking my walk around our neighborhood in Brazil. I used it as inspiration for one of my very first blog posts. I wrote, “The menacing sky in the background encouraged me to focus my attention upon the beautiful blossoms right in front of me.  Although I passed these flowers everyday, the intensity of their charm wasn’t truly apparent until I saw them contrasted against the threat of the oncoming storm.” “It was an epiphany!” “Life is going to be hard sometimes, and these challenging times reveal the truth of life. Whether beautiful or scary, what matters at the end ofRead More →

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Did you ever have a time in your life when you felt overwhelmed and didn’t know where to turn for help? Are you curious about seeing your life through the four systems of a ship? Have you ever wanted to help make the world a better place? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I’m delighted you’re here because I have, too. Adjusting my rudder In 2008, I was freaking out over homeschooling my son and moving our family to Brazil when I had a spiritual awakening. It came in the form of an analogy inspired when I asked no one in particular,Read More →

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This post is part of my cornerstone content, written years ago, updated for today and still inspiring wisdom and deep understanding. In the beginning I started walking back in ’99, once I realized I was pregnant with my son, Garrett. At first, it was a way to quit craving a cigarette, but then after giving birth, I continued walking, enjoying the fresh air and opportunity to clear my head. It’s also when I’ve come up with my best ideas, including the You’re the Boat analogy. Since then, I make a point to take a walk just about every day. For a long time, my chocolateRead More →

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This post is part of my cornerstone content, written years ago, updated for today, and still inspiring wisdom and deep understanding. One day I went upstairs to gather laundry from my son’s room and the open window in his room had blown the door shut. As I opened up his door, I was met with a warm gust of air, followed by a cool breeze. That flow of air reminded me of energy from the Source. Without an outlet, the cool breeze was blocked from cooling off the room but once I opened up the door, the current of air had somewhere to go. Once the warmRead More →

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This post is part of my cornerstone content, written years ago, updated for today, and still inspiring wisdom and deep understanding. I was on a walk with Tootsie when I came across this rock. It looks like one of the many heart-shaped rocks I’ve picked up over the years, but with the bottom broken off. As I picked it up, I was surprised at not only how heavy it seemed but how perfectly it fit into my fingers, my thumb resting comfortably in the space in the center. I carried it like this on my walk, thinking, as I often do, about what this brokenRead More →

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This post is part of my cornerstone content, written years ago, updated for today, and still inspiring wisdom and deep understanding. Back a few years ago I was inspired by watching my son, Garrett, play a video game. (Pretty amazing, right?!) It’s an online game called Rune-scape in which players have to collect valuables, mine precious metals, meet characters, and kill zombies to move up to the next level. While all valuables, metals, and people will give you gold coins, killing zombies does not. Looking over his shoulder one afternoon, I asked my son what he got by killing the zombies, and he told me,Read More →

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This post is part of my cornerstone content, written years ago, updated for today, and still inspiring wisdom and deep understanding. As I sit here typing, I feel the lizard (the ancient part of my brain that wants to keep me “safe”) pushing me to do it already. “Write the post, then you can be done. Just write it and then start working on the other 9 things on your to-do list. You have a lot to do today, so it’s time to get cracking.” Geesh, pressure much?! My lizard wants me to make it quick, something short and sweet. Although I could write something to getRead More →

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This post is part of my cornerstone content, written years ago, updated for today and still inspiring wisdom and deep understanding. For the past 20 years, right after Thanksgiving, I start making about 50 eight-ounce boxes of English toffee and peanut brittle to send out to family and friends. Using fresh ingredients and sticking to a well-practiced process, I sing along to Christmas music while standing in front of the oven and stirring for hours. The most important ingredient I add is love. Yes, that’s right, I stir in love.  You see, the English Toffee takes 15 minutes of constant stirring and must be pulledRead More →