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The power of your narrative

  7.08.2016     No comments

I write a lot about the power of personal narrative. How do I shape my life by the story I tell myself? How much of my life is self-fulfilling prophecy,

Get to know your younger self

  18.07.2016     No comments

A year ago I was getting ready for a week long retreat in Napa Valley, taking part in an intensive program of introspection, journaling, group sessions, and taking a long

Season of light, hope vs fear

  1.07.2016     No comments

Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.  ~ Sir Winston Churchill It’s that time of year again, summer, when the Alaska

Wave of feelings

  3.06.2016     No comments

I have a set point for happiness. My natural mood tends to be positive and optimistic. But there are days that’s not the norm. Some mornings I wake up in

Healthy self, healthy relationships

  22.04.2016     No comments

Let’s play a game. Ask yourself: What if your relationships could be deep, rich, full of joy and meaning? What if you could talk out your issues without arguing? What

Inspire yourself

  2.03.2016     No comments

What inspires you? A great book, words of wisdom, a beautiful movie? Please share if you’d like. These are some of my favorites…mostly quotes, but now and then something else may find

Journal Topics

  2.03.2016     No comments

My dad was always a diarist, which is the slightly old-fashioned term for journaling. Odd that the companion term is “journalist.” When I hear that word, I think of news