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      Finish Your First Draft of Life (A Message of Hope for Teens)
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      Authoring Their Story: How Noticing Strengths Shapes Your Child's Narrative Identity
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Essays 1 min read
Becoming an Expert in What Matters

Seneca points out the importance of focusing on learning the skills needed for a good life rather than focusing on trivial matters. It would be more b...

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Essays 1 min read
Judgments Cause Disturbances

Choose an empowering meaning in any situation, as it is always within your control. By giving up this choice, you risk losing your peace of mind.

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Poetry 1 min read
Inspire and Others Will Conspire with You

I'm so thankful for my friend who inspired me and helped me take a deep breath. It inspired this poem.

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Poetry 3 min read
Don’t Waste Today Hero

Make the most of it and don't let it slip away! Because every rep counts. And it gets interesting over until it's after many years.

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Poetry 1 min read
A Point in Love’s Infinite Flow

You are a single point through which an Infinite Source of Love can flow. Allow it in, to fill you, and to outflow.

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Poetry 1 min read
You, the Present (of the Past and Future)

Your presence is a present. Let it be a worthy one where you are fully with those who recieve you.

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Poetry 1 min read
Shine And Find Your Shadow

This is a poetic discription of 'shadow work'. Get to know all of you—that which you present to the world, and that which you're ashamed of.

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Poetry 1 min read
15 Haiku’s on the Rules of Grit

5 Syllables, 7 Syllables, 5 Syllables. Hold on a be gritty.

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Poetry 1 min read
Tuned Into Non-verbal Cues

Non-verbal cues can be confusing; fusing, melding and mashing emotions masked by silence, into signals and signs that find you on the receiving side,...

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Poetry 1 min read
How to Encourage Expression in Your Child

It's not 'knowing their secrets'. It's letting them know, if/when they are ready to share, they won't be judged, and you're listening for their wellbe...

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Poetry 1 min read
Honor This Moment

Be fully aware of your present experience, understanding that it was provided exclusively to you. It is unique and noteworthy because it belongs to yo...

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Poetry 1 min read
My Mother’s One Task

My mom had one task, after which, there was nothing more for which we could ask.

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