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Gratitude Glasses

It happened on the heels of a wonderful weekend away.  I had just spent four days and three nights on a spiritual retreat praying and meditating, contemplating the gifts of life.  I was aglow with gratitude. And then, shortly after…

By Ashley | November 23, 2015 | Beauty, Brave New World, General, Gratitude, Inner Peace, Inner World, Living Deeply, Mindfulness, Nature, Pets, Stress, Thanksgiving |
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A 17 Year Blink

She sat across from me, her eyes tearing up. “I am at the end of an era.  My youngest child just graduated from high school and my life will never be the same,”  she said.  This wasn’t an expression of…

By Ashley | June 24, 2015 | Aging, Beginnings, Brave New World, Change, Grief, Hope, In Between, Living Deeply, Love, New Year, Parenting, Seasons, Stepparenting, Teenagers |
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Are You Selfish?

Recently I was at an exercise class (yes, it is a miracle that I’ve stuck with it for 6 months now!).  A woman came running in at the last minute and said, “I just had my babysitter stay later so…

By Ashley | March 5, 2015 | Change, General, Intimacy, Love, Parenting, Relationships, Stress |
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Thawing the Frozen Heart

After your heart is broken, what happens?  The natural reaction is to shut down, contract, and protect the remaining shards.  In fact, for many people, after experiencing the searing pain of loss, their hearts begin to freeze over.  Eternal winter.…

By Ashley | February 24, 2015 | Beauty, Beginnings, Brave New World, Change, Grief, Hope, Inner World, Intimacy, Living Deeply, Love, Relationships, Seasons |
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How are You Taking Care of Yourself?

Recently, two people told me that they’re finally going to start taking care of themselves this year. They had let themselves get run down and run over after decades of thinking that self-care was selfish. I applauded their efforts to…

By Ashley | January 22, 2015 | Brave New World, Change, General, Gratitude, Inner World, Living Deeply, Mindfulness, New Year, Stress |
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When it’s NOT the most wonderful time of the year: strategies for sanity

Look around you.  Does everyone else seem joyful, festive, and full of holiday spirit?  Everyone, it seems, but you.  Perhaps someone important is missing from your life and you’re drowning in deep sorrow.  Perhaps you’re absolutely miserable. The truth is…

By Ashley | December 20, 2014 | Change, Christmas, Endings, Grief, Inner Peace, Living Deeply, Love, New Year, Seasons, Uncategorized |
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Will Your Future Self Thank You?

A miracle has occurred in my life.  After many years of eschewing rigorous exercise, I am now involved in a sport.  I’m celebrating three months of regular participation in the high intensity, constantly varied, functional sport  known as Crossfit.  Believe…

By Ashley | November 23, 2014 | Aging, Beginnings, Change, Gratitude, Hope, Inner Peace, Living Deeply, Mindfulness, New Year, Thanksgiving |
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What Door is Opening for You?

September is a mixed bag for me.  On the one hand, it heralds the end of those especially sweet long summer days.  The season’s playfulness starts to ebb away with the longer, cooler nights of September. On the other hand,…

By Ashley | September 18, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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When Life Dishes Out the Unexpected – and it Always Does

Once upon a time there was a land where the people expected to find love, prosperity, and happiness . . . always.  They expected good luck and good fortune and were bitterly disappointed when the unexpected occurred.  The problem was…

By Ashley | July 17, 2014 | Aging, Brave New World, Cancer, Change, Divorce, Endings, Gratitude, Grief, Inner Peace, Living Deeply, Stress, Surrender |
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Are You A River or A Lake?

Life, like a river, can at times be rushing, wild, and swift.  You can have days, years, even decades that resemble the high intensity energy of a river. Yet, life can also be like a lake — calm, spacious, and…

By Ashley | June 12, 2014 | General, Inner Peace, Inner World, Living Deeply, Mindfulness, Nature, Stress |
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