I’ve been grumpy about something all month. I’m not proud of that, but it’s the truth. I said “yes” to a bunch of speaking opportunities in April…a couple of workshops, a retreat and a teaching time at a church. They are all connected to the work I do in helping folks improve the connections that …
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Hump Day Nudge: Laughter
Melanie and I watched this video yesterday and we viscerally felt her fear at the beginning of the video…I almost turned it off because its not fun for me to watch someone be so scared. But then they start to enjoy the ride…and did we ever enjoy them enjoying it! Find someone to enjoy this …
Peeking behind the Curtain
Remember that scene towards the end of the movie, The Wizard of Oz…where Dorothy and her crew are Terrified with a capital T of the threatening, booming, deep voice of the wizard….when the little puppy, Toto, peeks around the curtain, and we find out that the wizard is a little man who feels vulnerable and …
Hump Day Nudge: Hope Prevails
There were acts of evil in Boston the other day at the marathon that were ugly and devastating. But there were many many more acts of heroism, love, courage, support, kindness, generosity, and compassion that day. There was an explosion. And then another one. Who knew if there would be more…and yet, did you see …
Truth-teller jawbone changes anxiety pattern
Anxiety can play tricks on a soul–and on sleep. I love it when a person can beat anxiety at its own game. Let me tell you a story. A coffee buddy showed me the jawbone bracelet she recently started using about two weeks ago…measures her steps during the day and her sleep at night. She’s …
The Newest Grandma
If you want to ask Melanie for a favour…this would be a good week to do it. Melanie is flying high, all smiles, and if you slow down as you pass her desk, you will have no option but to hear the good news…Baby Ava was born healthy yesterday at 6:11 am, right on her …
Hump Day Nudge: Making a Friend
This video is cute and fun…but also mighty poignant. It’s awesome to see how two strangers can connect and enrich each others lives in just a few minutes. Almost makes me want to happen upon a ball pit today. {! social/video/youtube?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DHfHV4-N2LxQ%26feature%3Dshare%26list%3DSP270B0DE5FA9A2C88 !}
Breaking free from old patterns
When I was a small child, too small to attend camp on my own, I went to camp with my mom. She was camp nurse and I became a sort of camp mascot. I got to run around and do my own thing and the older campers would see me and be kind to this …
Hump Day Nudge: Play
We laughed out loud around our office at some of the shenanigans of Charlie Todd and his crews in this video: If you haven’t got time to watch the whole thing, skip to 6:25 and watch what happens when a hundred people dressed in khaki pants and blue polo shirts walk into a Best Buy …