Human beings have flaws. Human beings innately want to protect and do what is best for themselves. Our world is filled with love, hope, compassion, and care but it is also filled with hate, fear, selfishness, and individualism. We’ve seen centuries of war and colonization. With the injustice, inequity, division, and mistrust of the past
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I’m sure I’m not the only person who watched a lot more television over the last 14 months. During the quarantine, I rediscovered Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. I discovered Any Day Now which I never watched when it originally aired two decades ago. The show’s title is taken from the
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My “spring cleaning” resulted in me rediscovering workbooks I created for my clients and Mother’s group participants in the early 2000’s. This week I came across a workbook that I created for my Mother’s group where I hosted a two-part Women’s History Month celebration. I’m not new to women’s empowerment! My participants spanned age ranges,
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Did You Run Out of Toilet Paper During the Pandemic? Seems like a silly question to ask since the CDC has issued new mask guidelines for perople who have been vaccinated and most states are lifting indoor social distancing measures. I didn’t run out of toilet paper during the pandemic. I don’t run out of
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My word for 2021 is Completion…because I am great at starting, but not always great at finishing. I am full of great ideas. #strengthsbased For Career Tip Tuesday with Nicki Sanders yesterday my tip was ‘Get It Done‘ as in completion. In the segment yesterday, I shared that it was the final day of my
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The 80’s were my favorite decade. During my teen years I really came into who I am as a person. Teenage Nicki had a confidence that escaped me for about a decade but is now back. Imposter syndrome was nonexistent. I was so sure of what I wanted in life but that’s not the purpose
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A Mother’s Love A Mother’s love is somethingthat no one can explain,It is made of deep devotionand of sacrifice and pain,It is endless and unselfishand enduring come what may,For nothing can destroy itor take that love away,It is patient and forgivingwhen all others are forsaking,And it never fails or falters — Helen Steiner Rice My
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I joined the Ultimate Blog Challenge for May 2021 because I wanted to do 3 things: Take on a new challenge or project Increase traffic on my blog Share more authentic stories and strategies with my audience I have been blogging three days per week – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday – for close to a
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Job and careers are important. Obviously, that’s one of the reasons that I do what I do! Employment can influence status, belonging, health, and quality of life. As a result, many of us attach our identities to our job titles or salaries. Cut the toxic attachment! You are more than your job title. Your
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The first full week of May is designated as National Teacher Appreciation Week which allows us the opportunity to celebrate teachers for all the wonderful work they do on the clock and off the clock. Teachers are superheroes who don’t get the credit and support they deserve. I’ve had the most amazing teachers. AMAZING teachers!! I want to
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