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Soul Friends

Soul Friends

by Stephen Cope Here’s a challenge for you: Could you easily name the dozen people with whom you have most deeply connected in this lifetime? Most likely you could. If asked, I think that most of us...

Building a Community of Strengths Accomplices

Building a Community of Strengths Accomplices

by Denise Riebman “She needs to stop raising her hand so much!” An elementary school teacher informed my friend’s dad that she should stop showing everyone that she knew all the answers. He was...

A Happy New Year Video Collage

by Megan McDonough As the year draws to a close and the new one begins, the days will start to brighten, little by little. The sun will stay out longer. This is the time to envision what you’ll...

Teaching Toward Wholeness

Teaching Toward Wholeness

by Maria Sirois One of my earliest sets of memories as a presenter is captured in this Anne Lamott quote: "Sometimes my mind is a bad neighborhood I try not to go into alone." After every workshop...

Giving that Lasts

Giving that Lasts

by Megan McDonough William James said, “The great use of a life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.” In this holiday season (and always), may you stay connected to the great meaning in...

The Secrets of Productivity

The Secrets of Productivity

by Mina Simhai Ready for an honest confession? It was hard mustering the motivation to write this blog post. After all, it’s the holiday season. There are presents to buy, decorations to put up,...

Old vs. Older: What Makes the Difference?

Old vs. Older: What Makes the Difference?

by Elaine O’Brien At a professional fitness conference in the 1980s, I attended a talk by Ken Dychtwald, PhD, author of Age Wave. He warned us that there would soon be a burgeoning wave of people...