I've been thinking a lot today about taking chances. There are things I certainly want to do and try as I continue on this journey to find my purpose.  I start to explore and stop.  Why?  Fear of the unknown, real commitments in real time, risk-avoidance...you name it.  But I read a blog post from my friend Rebecca Thompson who talked about her...

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At some point, we all must die.   What will you leave as your legacy?   Who will miss you or smile at your memory?   Who will breathe easier because you have lived? I watched these boys pay homage to their teacher, Mr. Dawson Tamatea, and I was moved.  To live a life worthy of this level of tribute, that is my...

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I really needed to take care of a few personal things but my work kept getting in the way.  I needed to follow up with my doctor who rarely has openings but I had two meetings I felt I couldn't miss. My husband often admonishes me for putting other folks' needs ahead of mine. So, I decided to make my appointment and let...

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We're constantly counting and waiting. Until your turn in line, until the workday ends, until the weekend arrives. Waiting for that next love, next job, next vacation. I feel like I've spent my life sleeping and waiting but I realized this morning, my time is up. My cosmic countdown has ended. Every year, I miss something.  Historical sites disappear from the Earth. The...

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Absolutely love this video. Not ashamed to say it made me cry...twice. Absolutely love this video. Not ashamed to say it made me cry...twice. ...

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2013 is here.  Finally.  Something big is in the works.  Although that sounds cliche, I am serious.  Seven years ago, I was on a very different path.  In school, organizing, poised to change the world somehow.  Then, I got derailed.  Listening to the multiplying naysayers, simply completing each day, trying unsuccessfully to fit into the mold created for me by those who loved...

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I've been off the radar and not really moving forward for a little while.  I remind myself of sea kelp ebbing and flowing at the whims of the flowing tide.  Well, I've had enough of that.  About 2 years ago, I ran into a few books on the idea of a "Quarterlife Crisis" and a few of my friends mentioned the anxiety the...

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