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The Romance of Foreign Currency: Bring it Home

August 3, 2010

I have serious money issues—not the in-debt kind that prompts people to sell their organs to pay the rent but the I-love-to-hate-you kind, the kind that looks like every one of my romantic relationships between the ages of 14 and 28. Most of us work hard for our money (isn’t that a song from the 70′s?), and subsequently some of us have a [...]

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Nourishing Seedlings for Greater [Personal] Growth

April 3, 2010

Weather in the Northwest can be erratic, especially during spring in the western interior. Four days ago, for example, I was dusting off the ’ole Ducati so we (yes, I personify it) could enjoy—what I consider—a perfect riding day: 72 degrees, calm and clear. Then, this morning, it snowed. Evening temps continue to dip into the 20’s [...]

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Writing Practice is Good For You

March 22, 2010

A while back, I mentioned author Ellen Santasiero in “How Santasiero Rocked Me.” Much of my enthusiasm came from her willingness to discuss her writing process—part of which entailed the practice of free writing ten pages each day. The exact details—was it free writing or exploring a specific idea, totally unedited or slightly—are fuzzy; but [...]

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Stop Self-Sabotaging Behavior Before it Gains Momentum

March 20, 2010

Anyone having battled depression, anxiety, or an addiction, knows that the downward spiral extends further than it appears when teetering on the edge of control. Even if you’ve not experienced conditions as serious as these, it’s likely you’ve plunged head first into a dizzying, self-sabotaging abyss. I’ve been known to fling myself—like a dodo bird—over the edge [...]

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Good Things May Come to Those Who Can’t Wait

February 28, 2010

There’s no denying that we–western society as a whole–want immediate results. Look at the inventions of e-mail, microwave ovens, Pop Tarts, PDAs, and an entire generation of iThings. I swear at my computer whenever I have to wait for it process a command. Never mind pursuing a goal the old fashion way. It’s downright SADD: severe attention deficit [...]

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