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From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others…. Albert Einstein

CONNECTION SPOTLIGHT: The Connection Miracle of a Church Reunion

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Our own Esther Miller (pictured at left) has a beautifully written guest post called “A Visit With Mom” on Karen S. Elliott’s WordShark blog today. Head on over there (Click Here) and read Esther’s story about how hometown people she barely knew gave her the gift of connection with her mother, who had died 15 years earlier. [...]

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For Mothers Everywhere…

In anticipation of Mother’s Day on May 12, my talented friend, Annette Petrick, has recorded a wonderful tribute to mothers as part of her inspiring Consider This radio series. It’s only a minute and a half. Take a break, click this link, and enjoy: Mother’s Day Tribute Annette has put together some of her favorite [...]

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Introducing Connection Spotlight

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I’ve become a connection curator Since the early days of Heartspoken.com, when I first realized that connection was calling me to plumb its depths, I have become a connection curator: someone who studies, explores, collects, organizes, and interprets what they learn about connection. I see connection everywhere now, much the way you start seeing others [...]

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Words, Words, Words

I’m honored to be a guest this morning on Karen S. Elliott’s The Word Shark blog as part of her “Words, Words, Words Week.” My guest post is called “Words, words, words: tools for touching hearts and lives.” It was wonderful to reflect on letters and notes I’ve received in the past and to be [...]

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You Are Your Words

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It’s not often I read an article/essay and get excited by the pure pleasure of the way the words are put together. That was my happy experience this morning in reading Shawn MacKenzie’s amazing contribution entitled “You Are Your Words” to Karen S. Elliott’s “Words, Words, Words Week” on her Word Shark blog. Every paragraph, [...]

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Who Am I?

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I’m always honored to have Dr. Cyndi Briggs as a guest blogger. She thinks deeply, shares courageously, and writes beautifully.  ________________________ Be Yourself I grew up in the 1970s, that blissful decade when the expansive thinking of the late 1960s melded gorgeously with the pragmatic sensibility of the 1940s and 50s. Tie-dye tee-shirts and Bob [...]

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Do You Want to Make the World a Better Place?

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I thought so. So do I. And there’s no better place to start than right where we are. Today. Now. Let’s accept the challenge of a young woman in Ireland, Virginia Salas Kastilio, on her new website A Kinder Day. Take just a small step to create a kinder day for someone else and add a bit more [...]

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Can You Have Too Many Connections?

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I was perusing some of the questions on Quora recently, and after searching for the term “Connection,” I came across this interesting question: What would it be like to live in a world of two degrees of separation between any two people? The question references the commonly held theory that everyone in the world is [...]

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Birthdays are different when you’re face-to-face with your own mortality

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My beautiful cousin, Carlyle Herbert Dorroh, mother of three young children, was diagnosed in August, 2012, with advanced colon cancer. She has chosen to fight with an aggressive chemo regimen and a risky, but potentially effective, surgical procedure. She wrote this piece entitled “Birthdays” last fall and is letting me share it. It speaks powerfully to [...]

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Happy Dance! Love Notes

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Welcome to guest blogger, Elizabeth (Liz) Farrar, who agreed to share this delightful post about note writing. It originally appeared on her “Bella Vita” blog in September, 2011. She mentioned Heartspoken at the end, and at least one of her readers came to visit here and leave a comment. Aren’t connections wonderful?  Did anyone catch [...]

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An Important Message from Wikipedia

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Even though the email below from Wikipedia is an automated one thanking me for a recent donation, I thought it was lovely. I’m sharing it for five reasons: I want you to remember, whether you’re a business owner or not, there’s always time and place for expressing old fashioned gratitude. Gratitude, when expressed simply and [...]

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5 Skills Every Artist Needs

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Welcome to guest blogger and amazing abstract painter Gwen Fox. Gwen and I took a writing class together recently, and I’ve followed her blog and newsletter ever since. When I read this piece in her newsletter, I asked if I could share it, because I have come to believe we are all artists, whether we [...]

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Thanksgiving in Action

Click the thumbs up icon on any of these you agree with. What are you thankful for today? Can you think of a way to turn that thanksgiving into action?

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How to Connect When Words Fail

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The use of spoken language is so uniquely human that we are lost when trying to communicate with someone who cannot speak. We forget that for the first years of our lives, we had no language and yet we communicated quite well with those who took the time to learn our personal language. Their responsiveness [...]

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Wherever You Are: A Tribute to Soldiers Everywhere

Gareth Malone has made a name for himself taking groups of people and turning them into a choir. This time he’s taken a group of military wives whose husbands are all away in Afghanistan. Gareth looks about 16 yrs old but is actually in his mid-30s. He is Choir master for the London Symphony Orchestra, [...]

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What Do You Give Them When They Have Everything?

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GIFTS THAT CONNECT Series: This is one in a series of posts that will turn your gift-giving into a joy-filled connection experience. _______________________________ Give the Gift of Inspiration. I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for great motivational videos, books and quotations. They help me think and dream more largely and vividly. They inspire me to open [...]

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Thinking Versus Feeling!

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Welcome to guest blogger and Connection Messenger Dr. Niamh Clune (see her bio below). It’s a fascinating piece that will, I hope, encourage you to reflect on your own “Emotional Fitness” and realize how the balance between thinking and feeling impacts all our relationships. We welcome your comments below. ——————————– Time to put on my “Doctor” hat [...]

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Gifts for the wee Scot in your life

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GIFTS THAT CONNECT Series: This post is another in a series that will turn your gift giving into an easy and joy-filled experience. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Only 85 Shopping days until Christmas! My guest today sent me this interesting article about Scottish gifts that may well get you thinking beyond our borders, especially if you have a [...]

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Computer-generated notes lack sincerity

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Most of my business-oriented advice is shared at RiverwoodWriter’s Connection Blog, so if you have a small business and want some help navigating the ever-changing landscape of effective marketing and business etiquette, head on over and subscribe so you don’t miss anything. Earlier this week, I was honored to welcome guest blogger Peter Post, grandson [...]

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Forgiveness

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Welcome to today’s guest blogger and Connection Messenger, Mimi Meredith. She is exploring a tough concept that I believe is at the core of much unhappiness in the world. Certainly it can be a stumbling block to cultivating a close connection with God. September 11, when we cannot help but think back on the horror [...]

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