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Are You Hard-Headed or Heart-Headed? (5 Q’s reveal the answer)
Hopefully we all have passion, conviction and principles. But as we engage with others, do we allow these passions to make us better, smarter and stronger? Or do they diminish our essence? Here are five questions I ask myself in an attempt to be heart-headed instead of hard-headed: Have Read more […]
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4 things my mom has taught me about mothering
1. It’s extremely hard, but most of us are capable of it. My mom has taught me that the act of mothering is perhaps THE greatest challenge—and THE greatest gift—of this human experience. She also taught me to fully reject the social construction of the Western world that says that nurturing Read more […]
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“Thought-Snapshots” (A 2-minute post from London–on contemplating delight.)
Two nights ago I was in a meeting with colleagues, discussing cultural implications for resilience among young people, and then off to a dinner with friends at a favorite eatery in downtown San Diego. Last night I was crammed into an uncomfortable airplane seat for 11 hours, flying across seas and Read more […]
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“The Essence of Being” (Definitions of spirituality emerging from courthouse lunches and ancient markets)
“Quick question,” I said to a friend over lunch today at the courthouse. (She has been serving on a jury for five days. I was summoned for duty today.) My question was: “What is your definition of spirituality?” After I asked, we both impulsively laughed given that this surely was not a Read more […]