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Being Awake and Being Present

Being awake in your life is one piece of being present in the moment. Maybe the two are actually the same. It’s about being fully present wherever you are rather than having your mind one place, which is not where your body is. In this complex world we speak often of multi-tasking and wear it […]

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Grenelda Rides Again

Many of you know the fictional character, Grenelda Thurman. For those of you who are new to Grenelda, here’s the scoop. She is the one who is living your life when you aren’t paying attention. She was fully active in my life this weekend! Last night I made chocolate chip cupcakes and when I took […]

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Has Grenelda popped into your life lately?

Grenelda and Herman Thurman are the characters who live your life when you are not fully awake in your life. I was introduced to Grenelda and Herman many years ago in the book, Living on Purpose, by Brown, Paulson, and Wolf. I had a Grenelda moment last night and thought I would share. I had […]

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Distractions

Last week the wireless mouse for my laptop stopped working. After much troubleshooting, to no avail, I thought I’d better go out and buy a new one. Then I realized that almost the only time I use the external mouse is when I play a computer game. And, almost the only time I play a computer game […]

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…a succession of ordinary days

I was reading a novel this weekend and came across this quote by Goethe, “A man can stand anything, except a succession of ordinary days.” I have been pondering this quote now for several days and my mind has been all over the map with it. On the one hand I know that I love […]

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