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Fingerpointing

I had cleared up my lies about this one person … many times. Obviously I was not getting to the root of my dis-ease, because I was still getting hooked back into the same old feelings with each new interaction. Bottom line, he should ‘fess up to what he did, and he should make amends.”...
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What Are You Feeling Now?

That was the recurring question in last weekend’s Opening the Heart course. What are you feeling? Where are you feeling it in your body, and what are the physical sensations? There is a huge difference in physical vitality when I feel my feelings, not just know I have them. To be able to diagnose my...
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The Attitude of Gratitude

When I first heard that phrase, my cynical ear heard it as a way of covering a cow patty with chocolate – sounded good/right, but stinky stuff lay under the cheesy/catchy phrase that contaminated the chocolate. But this morning (and many other times), I know how this Feels in my body. I can tell it’s...
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Always Learning

Scene: Madrid, Spain, More To Life’s Relationship Workshop – post workshop mental perambulation through this last weekend. One of the reasons I love doing what I do is that each training either scrapes off yet another chunk of my façade that I didn’t know was there … or it awakens me to a deeper level...
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3 Delightful Surprises

Scene: Breakfast in the dining room of the Upside Down Hilton (local name), Port–of-Spain, Trinidad – the first day of our contract to embed a coaching culture in an important department of a multinational company. William Holt, my business partner, looks right at me and says, “Today, let’s look for 3 delightful surprises!!!” Being stern...
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The Power of No

In a recent conversation with my friend, Jacki Robertson in England, we talked about what it’s like to say Yes to something you no longer want to do. Especially when you believe in the Bigger Picture, and no one else is willing to take on the responsibility. It’s a Yes by default. Not a real...
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