Our views on gender impact our ability to maintain sustainability, peace, and meaningful relationships with one another. Whatever our own gender identity, gender expression, biological sex, attraction, or preferred relationship structure (see the Genderbread Person graphic for an excellent illustration of all these), we’re all affected to some degree by our societal programming in this [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Personal Experiences'
Exploring Masculinity: Thoughts on “Dear Woman” and Will Ferrell Spoof
October 16th, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Personal Experiences · Political Activism · Relating to Others · Sexuality · Sustainability
Enjoying Life’s Storms Through a Child’s Eyes
September 7th, 2012 · No Comments
I was recently driving to visit family a few hours away with our 21-month-old foster daughter. About halfway into our drive, we encountered one of the most intense summer downpours and lightning displays I had witnessed in years. The skies were exceptionally dark, and very heavy rains began to fall. The radio sounded with the [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Personal Experiences · Relating to Others
Shaking Up Life with Unfamiliar People & Places, New & Old
July 31st, 2012 · No Comments
An acquaintance from high school recently posted the following quote on Facebook: “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” I responded, “You know, I’ve been writing a bit on close relationships lately, but hadn’t stopped to consider the important & frequent role that strangers do play in our lives, especially considering that everyone [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Personal Experiences · Relating to Others · Self-Assessment
Beauty Born of Desert Storms: Nature’s Analogies for Conscious Relating
July 17th, 2012 · No Comments
I was cycling along the quiet desert highways of southern Utah, beginning with Moab and then visiting five other towns, this week 15 years ago. A team of 25 cyclists pedaled to raise funds and awareness for Habitat for Humanity. Utah included one of the toughest segments of our entire cross-continental journey, 208 miles over [...]
Tags: Happiness & Fulfillment · Personal Experiences · Relating to Others · Self-Assessment · Sexuality · Sustainability
Completing and Training for a First Marathon: Life Coaching Lessons Learned (part 4 of 4)
March 12th, 2011 · No Comments
In this last post of a four-post series, I continue to share some of the insights I gained in preparing for and completing a first marathon. Topics include success, adversity, and strategy. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 With complex goals, things will never be perfect, and there’s always a higher peak When [...]
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Completing and Training for a First Marathon: Life Coaching Lessons Learned (part 3 of 4)
February 26th, 2011 · No Comments
In this third post of a four-post series, I continue to share some of the insights I gained in preparing for and completing a first marathon. Topics include success, adversity, and strategy. Part 1 | Part 2 Even “solo” projects are easier with the support of others, and you often get back more than you [...]
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Completing and Training for a First Marathon: Life Coaching Lessons Learned (part 2 of 4)
February 12th, 2011 · No Comments
In this second post of a four-post series, I continue to share some of the insights I gained in preparing for and completing a first marathon. Topics include success, adversity, and strategy. Part 1 A “project based” approach can be beneficial for a range of challenges One of the most interesting congratulatory comments I [...]
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Completing and Training for a First Marathon: Life Coaching Lessons Learned (part 1 of 4)
January 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Last October, I achieved a goal that I began to pursue roughly two years earlier: completing a first marathon. In this first post of a four-part series, I share some of the insights I gained along the way regarding success, adversity, strategy, and related topics. I hope that it’s pertinent to you whether you’re actually [...]
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Saying Goodbye & Mourning Loss: A Necessary Step in Creating Change
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments
A few weeks ago my grandmother passed away at the age of 91. Among the things she shared with me and others were her musical talents, sharp wit, and sense of humor. I still recall hearing the organ and piano music wafting out her front windows during the summer, and remember her music books that [...]
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Saying Yes to Things We Don’t Really Want: Are We Doing Anyone a Favor?
October 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments
One of the most common things I hear from clients is that they have too much on their plate, or rather things they don’t even want to have on their plate. This stands in the way of having time and energy to do what they really want. This quite literally happened to me recently, and [...]
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