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Snakes! And other animal wisdom.
You guys! The other day as I was jogging near the edge of a gravel road, I heard a rustle. Then it started to rattle! My foot was about 8 inches from a rattlesnake! A couple of weeks earlier, on retreat, our guide, Melissa, found two little snake skins only inches apart. Then on a group…
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A few of my favorite books
I brought a little travel library of my favorite books that I thought might interest my Glacier Quest retreat guests. I got such a kick out of seeing them dive in. One guest wanted my marked up copies and offered to buy me new ones! Maybe you’ll enjoy these resources, too. (Recommended) Dying to Be Me,…
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Champion of Healthy Communication: Meet Beth Wonson
As a fangirl of Beth Wonson‘s amazing program, Navigating Challenging Dialogue, I was thrilled to interview her recently for Rain Sessions! Thank you, Beth, for being a champion of healthy communication and showing us how to dissolve the drama, disagreements, old baggage and bad feelings that interfere with achieving personal and organizational goals. Champion of Healthy Communication: Meet Beth…
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Drench your senses.
Big news! An opportunity to drench your senses: The stunning Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park is open to vehicles! It’s a marvel and a must-see, for both the protected historic roadway and the views from the road. That said, a huge percentage of visitors to the park see only the road and views from it. While…
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An Unexpected Pilgrmage From Physician to Healer: Meet Sarah Bamford Seidelmann
My friend Sarah Seidelmann shared her amazing pilgrimage from physician to healer in a delightful Rain Sessions interview. Thank you, Sarah, for showing us how to step away from the acceptable career to follow your feel good and find your calling. What an inspiration! An Unexpected Pilgrmage From Physician to Healer: Meet Sarah Bamford Seidelmann After two…
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Look for the helpers.
“As long as you look for the helpers, you’ll find hope.” “Look for the helpers.” That’s what Mr. Rogers’ mother told him and it feels true today, whether I’m overwhelmed by flood waters, like my hometown Tuesday, or by national or global crises. On Tuesday, a foot of water flowed down main street of my…
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Dog Trainer Heals PTSD and Finds Purpose: Meet Karin Long
It all started with Lola, a rescue dog. Karin Long had a long, hard history with trauma, drugs and alcohol. Lola, and then so many dogs after her, guided Karin to become a dog trainer, help heal other people’s PTSD (and her own), and find her purpose. I hope you enjoy this uplifting story as much…
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Finding Purpose through Loss: Meet Gilly Cannon
As you know, I recently announced my upcoming RAIN Sessions, an interview series about Callings. Here’s the plan: I’ll interview people and share their stories. I’ll meet virtually with folks called to their best work through tragedy, lay-off or firing, illness, inspiration, … you name it. The series will focus on real people’s real stories about how dark…
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Introducing: The RAIN Sessions Interview Series
I’m a sucker for comeback tours, bootstraps-to-boardroom journeys, and defy-the-odds underdogs. Spontaneous remission. Magic. It’s even more fun when they all come together. My list of favorite inspirations stories is long. It includes: Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic, by then unknown-to-me but eventual teacher, Martha Beck. Her intellectual, achievement-based, Harvard life…
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After everything falls apart, what then?
A couple of things happen prior to “awakening.” These occur in my life and probably in yours, whenever you’re ready to go to a new level. The first thing is everything falls apart. Everything Falls Apart. You can deal with this the way I usually do, by digging in and holding on and trying to…
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