Mind & Spirit

Our mind and spirit are connected in various ways. The journey of who we are and where we want to go starts with our minds. Our spirit feeds our soul through nature, meditation, religion, prayer and gratitude. Through both mind and spirit we find strength and insight.

Clothes encounters

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There have been several posts and podcast discussions on the site about women and beauty and feeling good in your own skin. I’ve been thinking about it a lot since the new season of What Not To Wear started last month, a show that I’m completely addicted to. People who know me might think this [...]

Connecting to the earth and spirit

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Muir Woods…Wow! Have you ever walked into a location in nature and felt like you had walked  into another world. A recent trip to San Francisco gave my husband and I such an experience.Muir Woods located about thirty minutes from downtown San Fran is the First National Monument in an urban setting. Fortunately we got [...]

The art of being supported

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Have you ever had the experience of being truly, fully supported in exactly the way YOU need? When I hosted my first 2-day event for entrepreneurs, I knew I’d need support to create the type of experience I envisioned for people.  Let me tell you, it is wonderful to be supported! When with my clients, [...]

Removing roadblocks

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I had a situation where my greatest defect of character raised its ugly head. I love and care about people. My authentic nature is to put the human soul first. Often in life, we are asked to do what needs to be done. We are asked, not to break rules or cause harm, but to [...]

A reflection of your priorities…

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With the changing season and warm weather approaching, now is a great time to re-evaluate how we spend our time with respect to our personal priorities.  When thinking about what seems like a simple concept, what is often revealed is a disconnection between our personal priorities and the amount of time we spend on these [...]

Tips to get your voice heard

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A not-so-small, secret confession: my boss’s boss is kind of an insecure douche bag (henceforth called “DB,” and yes, I know the term is a little juvenile, but in this case, it fits perfectly). He constantly tries to shut me down in meetings when I have a salient point that may run against his personal-agenda-grain, [...]

Weekly Fuel: Look out for the snowy curve-balls

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Have you ever noticed how some people can’t seem to handle life’s curve balls? There’s always a lot of drama around snow in Minnesota. Well, that’s Minnesota for you. It snows here and we can expect a lot of it. It’s going to interfere with your commute, your formerly clean sidewalk and your best-laid plans. [...]

The power of Mother Nature

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When the world starts to show signs of spring, every form of life is waking up and begins to bloom. But we can easily overlook this process due to our hetic pace of life. And remembering to stop and smell the roses doesn’t seem as appealing emailing, texting, or tweeting. We make efforts to bring [...]

Taking more control

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Guard your heart – for in it are the sources of life.  Proverbs 4:23 I read this verse and thought much about it. For the past 20 months, I have been dealing with a heart arrhythmia. I have tried medication, exercise, diet management, and more. I understand from the cardiologist that the particulars of my [...]

Earth Day…

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Love the Earth,  keep your face off the ground The earth needs love. And Earth Day is a fitting reminder of that fact. Ice caps are melting faster than ever people. Still, few of us are willing to downsize our homes or our cars [It’s hard to fit 2.5 kids and a menagerie of animals [...]