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Making Something: The Creativity We Keep to Ourselves
I love it when someone shares their creativity. Cooking, writing, painting, music, whatever it is, I just enjoy watching people make something. One of our members, Jeanell Sullivan, wrote a book and I really enjoyed it. THE CODE: 44 is short, practical, and the kind of thing you come back to. What worked for me was reading one lesson each day and bringing it into the walk to school with my kids. Some mornings it sparks something, some mornings it doesn’t. Either way, we’re talking…
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Parenting Without the Answers: What We Do Instead
Growing up alongside my kids is one of the most beautiful, unexpected gifts life has given me. I’m supposed to be the adult, the one in charge, the one with…
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In Progress Counts
Starting Gratitude Beacon was hard for me. I kept saying I wanted to talk with people about the conversations that shape our lives, but I was intimidated. I started by…
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Busy vs. Productive: How to Tell the Difference
Movement and progress can look and feel identical. I’m guilty of it. I’ve gone months working 80-hour weeks, missing family time, too tired to have a real conversation with anybody.…
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Being Direct Isn’t Harsh. It’s Respect.
“Say what you mean and mean what you say.” A lifelong friend said that to me years ago, and it completely changed how I communicate. When your words are honest…
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