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Thursday thanks: positive relationships

April 16, 2015 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

We all know the destructive power of unhealthy relationships - they can tear down our self-esteem and make us angry, unhappy, and stressed out. It’s easy to get obsessed with that nasty person at work or the annoying neighbor upstairs. But the positive people in our lives give us energy make us feel happy, hopeful, [...]

Thursday thanks: let it grow

April 5, 2015 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

It's spring, and suddenly all the trees are budding. It's easy to be in a good mood when the season is changing to warmer weather and things are green. But in this part of the country (Colorado), winter is not over. It was 70 degrees yesterday, but it's forecast to snow today. People around here can get [...]

What does it mean to be whole?

March 30, 2015 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

I like to “get out of my mind” enough to hear the whispers of intuition, the voice of Spirit. Some kind of practice like meditation or a walk in the woods usually does it for me. But I never thought of mind and spirit being connected to the two hemispheres of my brain until I heard this amazing talk [...]

Thursday thanks: break the “oh, %#!, I’m late!” habit

March 26, 2015 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

I'm late already! How often do you bolt up in bed in the morning, look at the clock and think, “Oh, no! I’m late!” Then the rest of the mantra starts, “gotta rush, too much to do, where’s my stuff, I should have, I’m never gonna get it all done…” That kind of panic pops [...]

Extending your runway

March 5, 2015 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

I read a great quote from James Altucher about his motivation for making money. “My only goal with money is zero to do with buying things but everything to do with extending the runway to enjoy the other pursuits in my life.” I love the runway metaphor. Making money for money’s sake is an empty endeavor. But living [...]

The secret power of time

October 6, 2014 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Sir Francis Bacon - English author, courtier, philosopher (1561 - 1626) I recently watched this brilliant presentation about different perspectives on time, called The Secret Power of Time. In it, Phillip Zimbardo talks about his research about how different cultures perceive time. [...]

Thursday thanks: positive relationships

Thursday thanks: let it grow

What does it mean to be whole?

Thursday thanks: break the “oh, %#!, I’m late!” habit

Extending your runway

The secret power of time

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