Just Keep Growing

Just Keep Growing

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What About Now?

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Just Keep Growing Challenge 103
Copyright: Jeanne Gladden
It can be uncomfortable. Trying something new. Doing things in a different way.  Putting yourself out there.   It can be really…

It's Grow Time

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Just. Keep. Growing. Do. Challenge 102
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As winter winds down and spring shows some interest, I’m feeling a surge of optimism. 

I did read that hummingbirds are…

The Bungee Cord Solution

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Just Keep Growing Challenge 101
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Nearly every problem can be solved with a bungee cord.  At least that was our finding on dozens of extended bicycle rides…

A Bit Crispy?

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Challenge 100
It happens.  We throw ourselves into life and work. Days, weeks, months and even years fly by.   We may find ourselves in a blur…

Forever Young. Forever Friends

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Challenge 99
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Friendship is not something you learn in school. If you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything. Muhammed Ali

We are…

Garbage Truck Mondays

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Challenge 98
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Monday mornings are the best. Monday mornings are when garbage is collected in our neighborhood.   As the garbage truck announces itself, I’m enjoying my…

Say Something, Do Something

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Challenge 97
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It’s the mid-eighties. It’s the mid-west. Women were gingerly stepping into executive roles, having proven themselves worthy of such an honor over millennia.

I scored…

Remembering Jane Goodall

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Challenge 96
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Today the world remembers Dr. Jane Goodall not just for her contributions to science, but for her humanity.  Her curiosity, compassion and courage challenge us…

Seasons Change and So Must We

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Challenge 95

It’s autumn.  A fresh new season.  And, if you are Jewish, it’s a new year.   

Whether we’re observing the ending and beginning of a…

Happy Healthy Me

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Challenge 94

If you didn’t know your birth date…your birth year…if you didn’t know how old you were, how old would you be?  This question came…

I’m M.A.D.

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Challenge 93

I belong to a community of life-long learners who share a commitment to making a difference.  As individuals.  Our inspiring leader, Robert, calls us M.A.D.

OMG

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Challenge 92

One day last week I overheard myself tell a guy that I had just celebrated my 50th birthday.  And I believed it.  It took me…

The Stuff of Life

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Challenge 91

I hear there are 3 stages of life. Wanting Stuff. Getting Stuff. Getting Rid of Stuff.   It seems I am in the Getting…

A Little Birthday Prayer

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Challenge 90

Dear Lord,

I’m about to turn 75, but you know that already, don’t you? 

Well, thank you for blessing me with another birthday…and for surrounding…

Forever Friends

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Challenge 88

Three old friends walk into a bar and order a round of cherry cokes and a large bag of strawberry licorice for the table. The…

On Becoming Whelmed

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Challenge 84
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Conversations with friends, family and clients lead me to conclude that darned near every one of us is running on overwhelm.  

Work Expectations.  Family…

Full of Surprises

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Challenge 83
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The body is full of surprises.  I just read that if all the blood vessels in your body were laid end to end, they would…

For the Love of Learning

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Challenge 82
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A colleague described a parent-teacher conference she attended for her eighth-grade son.  Her son set the agenda, prepared the topics for discussion, and conducted the…

Quality Conversations

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Challenge 81
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“86.5% of the time we think we have communicated, we have, in fact, failed.” 
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I’ve asserted this claim thousands of times over…

A Legacy Leaver

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Challenge 80
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As a child, family members, friends and strangers perpetually reminded me that I was the granddaughter of Mr. Clonts, and that I needed to act…