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improv and life

After I attended an improv class I realized that all of life is an improv. There is no script on your nightstand. When you wake up you don’t read the script of the day, memorize your lines and head out the door. Rather you are faced with scene after scene, encounter after encounter, challenge after […]

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There truly is only one

So many seem to want to divide us up into this or that. Right or left. Pro or con. Faithful or not. It seems to be the preoccupation of so many. Choose… they say. Yet the more I reflect on life and our short fragile frail momentary time here I can’t help but want to […]

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The challenge

We are in the most challenging of times.  So many things are moving, changing, redefining and some things are disappearing. Never before we need to clearly define ourselves and what we stand and won’t stand for. Today promise yourself to commit or recommit to your journey, your story, your code, your rule for your life. […]

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Waiting

Part of life is also waiting.  As you wait.. look around, sense the moment, appreciate the “down time”,  smile at the frailty of it all,  appreciate the gift of your life as you just are… waiting. It is just a moment  to reflect and recalibrate and then move on but waiting is an important part […]

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Today

Today. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a possibility. Today is the only reality. Can you live in the moment of today or are you missing your life by living in a memory or a maybe. Choose today. It is worth it.

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We have a choice

The choice.  Live with kindness or not. Be gracious or not. Be grateful or not.  Give yourself a break or not.  Live fully or not. Laugh. Smile. Be present.  The choice is yours.

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Remember the day

We have today. Remember the day. It is a gift. We should be in awe of it. It is an endangered species. It never comes again. Be kind. Live in a state of grace. And give yourself a break.  

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The creator

We are the creator of our life story.  We are the author of the story that is our life.  Always remember that as you choose which road to travel. The question is why we would not create a hero’s journey. Why would we not be the noble, honorable, decent one who speaks the truth… your […]

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Choices

It always comes down to choices. That is all it is. Choices. Be kind of not. Be gracious or not. Be noble or not. Be decent or not. Be honourable or not. Be bold or not. Be fearless or not. Be authentic or not. See the beauty or not. See the magic or not. See […]

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Expectations

Living without expectations is tougher than it sounds. Yet over time I have learned that it is the best way to travel in life. It there are always expectations then it impacts my current choices.  I end up second guessing myself at every turn. Have faith in your decisions. You are wiser than you realize. […]

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