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Inward and upward…

I have gotten lazy.  Or – maybe I’ve gotten honest.  I’ve decided that either is OK.  I haven’t been as focused and disciplined with my intentional appreciations and I”m wondering how the heck Julie Powell created some 564 highly complicatedcooking creation from Julia Childe’s cookbook in a year. I’m in awe of that accomplishment (in… [Continue Reading]

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I never knew…

how valuable out-loud, direct, focused and detailed appreciations could mean to another person….My sister and I dropped off our daughters to camp on Sunday and towards the end of a nice hike in the woods afterwards, I got to spend focused, un-interrupted time sharing with her just how meaningful she is to me.  Wow –… [Continue Reading]

Appreciation Mission TAKE OFF

June 30 I promise a lot of things to a lot of people but not always to myself.  During the month of July, I hope to set into my “habit memory” the act of intentional appreciation.  Research proves that healthy relationships have a 5:1 ratio of appreciations: criticisms.  I spend a lot of time appreciating… [Continue Reading]

“Q.T with the Fam-i-ly”

As I speak with parents and lead workshops on “Encouragement”, I am increasingly fascinated by creative ways other parents engage their kids in sharing or spending quality time together.  As we launch into summer and will all be with our kids or ourselves more, I’d love for this FIRST ever blog to be a forum… [Continue Reading]

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