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For the stressed and the overworked!

How tired are you ending up in the same old story?

What if I told you that you could change that story and jump into a new one that brings genuine joy?

Sounds divine, doesn’t it? Follow along and feel the ease!

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My Grandmother’s Quilt

The following is a blog I wrote several years ago, about ties with my grandmother through the quilt she made me, and which I use every summer. I’d just switched from winter to summer bedding. That brought me my annual opportunity to feel her presence, and experience the closeness I had with her.

Here it is …

I’ve spent the last month of evenings re-sewing the quilt my grandmother gave me …

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Unseen Connections: The Role of Feedback in Human Visibility

I was moved to write about human visibility today, when I came across a quote from Virginia Woolf from her novel A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN: For there is a spot the size of a shilling at the back of the head which one can never see for oneself.

It was likely because I had only recently said something abruptly to another person without knowing it, until a colleague pointed out the impact it had on her as an observer.

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