As children, we are told not to talk to strangers. Generally, a stranger was someone our parents did not know at all, or someone about whose character they knew very little. Thinking of community as a group sharing common values, can there be strangers? Does everyone share the same goals, beliefs, preferences or needs? The [...]
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Lately, I’ve been going through a slump. I know what I want to do and what needs to be done, but I can’t seem to move forward. I make a to-do list and cross off a few things, then it seems as though 40 other items get added to that list. I was overwhelmed and [...]
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Your authentic, heart-based product is done. You have poured your very soul into creating it. But now what? You have to find a way to connect with the buyers who want and need, from THEIR very souls, what you have to offer. Regardless of the pathway you use to find them, once you do ~ [...]
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The struggle. We have all struggled at one time or another to meet a goal, perform a task, or stay on track with a project. The proverbial “one step forward, two steps back” has played out for most of us, and we know the struggle that ensues to recover our loss or failure. Now, I [...]
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I don’t do parties anymore. It’s not that I’m anti-social: I am a professional at intuitive arts, especially astrology and tarot. Needless to say, I have “done” plenty of parties. I have entertained thousands of people for anywhere from 5-10 minutes while “reading” their cards or astrology quickly from a laptop. But I no longer [...]
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“A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.” – Albert Camus Two weeks in DC, I thought, would surely allow me a chance to re-connect with the East Wing of the National [...]
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What do you get when you take a group of unselfish adults and an organization in need of help? The answer: true volunteers with a common goal to serve others within the community. Each volunteer performs a task using his or her unique talents and capabilities. For some, that may be a bright, welcoming smile [...]
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In a recent discussion on being ourselves, one of our community members mentioned the scene in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” where the Mad Hatter tells Alice: “You used to be much more muchier. You’ve lost your muchness.” Despite not having seen the movie, nor read the book, I instantly understood why she brought that [...]
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