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The Year of MORE

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~Aristotle Welcome to 2023! I am sure many of you have been excitedly working on your goals and resolutions for the New Year. It is a very exciting time!  My hope for you this year is to make […]

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How to Set Yourself (and Your Family) Up for Success this Holiday Season

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.” —Bob Hope For some people, this truly is the “most wonderful time of the year.”  There is a constant barrage of friend and family gatherings, the special dinners, the White Elephants, the festive activities, the service projects. For many, […]

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Making Space for the Things You Want

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?” ~Henry David Thoreau One thing that every single human on this earth has the same amount of is hours in a day. Each and every single one of us has 24 hours in the day […]

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New Year, CHANGED You

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” ~ Alan Cohen “New Year, New You” is a phrase I often hear around the new year. While I understand the sentiment there, I do not love the underlying idea of completely reinventing ourselves and/or disregarding where we […]

When Conflict Ruins Your Cranberry Sauce

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.” ~ Dalai Lama It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It is time to gather, to eat turkey and stuffing and rolls, time to admire the snow falling, set […]