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Finding and Living an Authentic Life

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Lydia

Several years ago I made a very important choice in my life — one that would entirely change my perspective of who I was and how I fit into the world around me.  I chose to begin living my life … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Hide?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Lydia

I grew up in a small Midwestern town during a time when kids played outside at night and parents felt safe letting us do our thing without a lot of supervision.  When it got dark enough, we would all gather … Continue reading →

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Home…How Sweet It Is!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Florence

Home has been on my mind, like sort of consuming me. With the holidays coming, way too fast I might add, my friends are all talking about “going home”. The idea of going home for the holidays is so foreign … Continue reading →

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Success and a Sense of Belonging

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Lydia

I grew up feeling “different” than everyone around me.  Like I didn’t really fit into any one group of friends in my neighborhood or groups at school.  Even team sports were a little awkward for me until I realized that … Continue reading →

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Guilt… Is it Real or Imagined?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Lydia

Webster’s definition of guilt has something to do with a person committing an offense, a crime, or a wrong-doing of some sort.  Next to that is a statement of “whether real or imagined”.  I find that odd. When I reflect … Continue reading →

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Honesty

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Lydia

I’ve been exploring a new deck of oracle cards over the past few days.  Picking a new card each day and really digging into the imagery and messages, and journaling about what each one means for me in that moment. … Continue reading →

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Traveling in Someone Else’s Shoes

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Lydia

What a great metaphor for life. Shoes can be a wonderful symbol of a person’s character and the paths they have traveled… and, those they have yet to travel. If shoes could talk, many stories would emerge. Amazing stories might … Continue reading →

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Reality is a Series of Perspectives to Embrace and/or Release

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Lydia

Most people’s reality begins developing when we are children and our parents, grandparents, friends, classmates, teachers… tell us things about ourselves, and we believe them.  Of course we do because why would they lie?  These interactions with others early in … Continue reading →

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Relationships should not start with a job interview

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Lydia

I remember dating before I was married.  It was much different back then.  Now that I am older and more comfortable with who I am, I approach the dating process a lot differently.  It used to be that I would … Continue reading →

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