Everyone in the northeast knows where to find “that tree” — the one that shows its vivid fall colors long before the others in the area. The ones that make us sigh with both resignation and delight.They live in neighborhoods, on street corners, beside streams and ponds, mountainsides and in certain corners of certain farms. We happily look forward to the brilliant colors, country fairs and harvest festivals. Yet upon seeing the signal trees, my imagination tends to take me on a wild ride or two.…
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Facing Fear: A New Question for That Voice in Our Heads
When Henry Ford said “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eye off your goal” he was right. While some delight in constant change, when challenged to try something new, the first thing many of us feel is fear. Call it fear of failure. Or fear of the unknown. Or fear of missing out. A knot in the stomach or a dry mouth. Why question it? Plain old fear of we don’t know what can be enough. As readers of The Inner…
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Naming Alex ~ Trusting the Creative Process
I didn’t think much about naming when I first saw the white boxer on a pet adoption site. He was called Roo — as in Winnie-the-Pooh’s friend from the Hundred Acre Wood. While it was cute, he had quite an elaborate and layered personality — one that moved way beyond cute. Roo just did not seem to be a good fit for such a strong, muscular young pup. In addition, this dog had been born deaf. For some reason that contributed to doing more than my…