Being Yourself

Don’t be a Sundial In the Shade

May 8, 2012
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“Hide not your talents.  They for use were made.  What’s a sundial in the shade?” ~ Benjamin Franklin We are who we are.   We are similar, yet unique.  No one has our particular combination of traits.   And that makes us precious – one of a kind.  So it’s important to allow our uniqueness to shine through. [...]

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Where Do We Belong?

November 22, 2011
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“Where do I belong?  What do I belong to?  Which people do I belong with?”  My twenties were plagued with such questions.  I found no answers.  I tried to belong.  But never felt like I did.  So, I struggled. In my thirties, I found an answer that was infinitely more satisfying than I had imagined. [...]

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You belong in YOUR life

September 8, 2011
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I love my life.  I love living in the life I have created for myself.  And I love being in my life.  This is how I came about feeling that way. Losing a family. When I was little, my family of origin gave me a place in the world to belong.  When ex. and I [...]

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Tips for Finding and Being Yourself

August 25, 2011
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If you have had little experience with finding yourself and being yourself in the world, the prospect of embarking on that journey can seem daunting.  If you know what to do, and what to expect along the way, the journey will feel easier.  So, here are a few tips that may help. 1.     [...]

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Eight Reasons to Stop Being Everyone Else, and to Start Being YOU

August 23, 2011
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When you find yourself, and start BEING YOU: 1.     Your life is filled with more of what you like, and less of what you don’t. You embrace who you are.  You embrace what you like—activities, books, movies, music, people, books, foods—and fill your life with those things.  You let go of what you don’t [...]

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