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Archive: October 2009


The Joy Diet: Treats

In this week’s chapter of The Joy Diet, the book I’m reading with Jamie‘s The Next Chapter group, Martha Beck insists on treats after the risking we’ve been doing.  Here’s my …

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the circle

“…she listened to her heart above all other voices. …she discovered that she was the one she’d been waiting for. …she decided to enjoy more and endure less. …she was …

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The Joy Diet: Creativity and Risk

image from Jamie Ridler, Jamie Ridler Studios This afternoon, I leave to co-lead a weekend retreat.  I’ll be sitting in circle with trusted colleagues in a beautiful space in rural …

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saying yes

image from Jamie Ridler Today is another Wishcasting Wednesday hosted by Jamie over at Jamie Ridler Studios.  Her question today is “What do you wish to say yes to?” Today, …

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celebrating

Oh how we’ve celebrated our love this weekend! Joe surprised me on Friday night with a bag of snacks and a favorite meal.  He cooked up pan-seared tuna with ginger-shitake …

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my love

“Love is not just something that happens to you…it is a certain special way of being alive.  Love is, in fact, an intensification of life, a completeness, a fullness, a …

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at the farm

We spent the day at Huber’s Farm and Orchard in southern Indiana.  A ride in the wagon, carmel apples, pumpkin picking.  I’m fairly certain that this is what renewal looks …

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The Joy Diet: Desire

I just finished a group coaching call with a few women who attended my September’s Renew Retreat.  We talked about how renewal is such a messy, life-long process.  One that …

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The Joy Diet: Digging in to Nothing and Truth

I’m catching up on our first two chapters of Martha Beck’s The Joy Diet for the Next Chapter book club.   In week one, Martha offers us a daily dose of …

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beckonings

Oh what a week it’s been. We’ve had the beginning of a new preschool for Harper along with a new routine.  Lunch with my coaching buddy, Donna, who was in …

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