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Postpartum is from the latin and it means “after giving birth.”  Among many other things, a new mother experiencing “postpartum” will be weary, restless, achy, depressed, lacking focus.  Many of my friends described those very same symptoms to me throughout yesterday.  It seems appropriate after laboring many weeks, anticipating, preparing and finally “giving birth” to…

At least once a week, usually on Monday, I select my “words for the week.”  I have a set of cards from Christine Mason Miller also known as Swirly Girl, a set of cards created by a long time friend named Kelly Rae B., a familiar to many deck of angel cards, a set of…

Here you will find a few sentences from a larger poem i am working on.I’ve created it as a gift:  it is yours to use for any non-commercial application. (to be specific:  that means if you want to give it as a gift, or use it as a screensaver or print it and stick it…

The postal statistics are in – tens of thousands LESS actual seasonal greetings are being sent through the postal system this year.  Speculation abounds – more electronic greetings, overloaded schedules leading to the choice for no greetings at all, simplifying the “list”…what ever the reason…I have an idea for you which I am modeling below.…

My Friend, and phraseologist with Focus Phrase™ is Ellen Lambert.  you can follow her at:  http://www.braveheartwomen.com/ellenoutloud    Also you can review her Focus Phrase options on Facebook at A New Way – Radmacher Focus PhraseShe shares her holiday views today: Somewhere in my collection of precious keepsakes is a photograph of my Sister, Grandmother and…

I was speaking with noted NPR radio host, Ben Merens, of Wisconsin Public Radio.  He referenced an experience of the previous day  – “noticing the signs.”  He read a random license plate and it seemed, at the time, like a message just for him. This is an experience common to my days.  Sometimes even road…

My friends at The Leadership and Personal Development Center of WalkTheTalk.com generously shared this information from: 180 Ways To Spread Contagious Enthusiasm:  The “How To” Book for Everyone. This advice is oriented toward business settings but the concepts translate just as well in to your personal and home life.  Enthusiasm is a key element of…

I am letting you glance up at the shelves to the immediate right of my working desk.  This is the desk where I spend the bulk of my professional day.  Each day begins with a similar practice. I choose my focus via a set of cards that reflect my fundamental philosophies: a pink set of “angel”…
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