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The most important relationship you have in the world is the one you have with yourself; everything and everyone is a direct reflection of the quality of that relationship. Esperanza

The Great Lie About Desiring Perfection and How It Holds Us Back

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It’s “Connect with Others” Week The second week of each month this year will focus on “Connect with Others.” Let me start by telling you a true story. The last month has been, for me, a time of introspection and tough questions. What am I really trying to accomplish here at Heartspoken? Does it really [...]

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3 Words To Frame My Year (2012)

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The first week of every month during 2012 will feature a post about Connecting with Self. This first week of the first month of the year is the perfect time to be more introspective than usual. I am not at all inclined to introspection, but as I grow older, I am realizing how important it [...]

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Struggling with your life’s purpose? Read this book.

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BOOK REVIEW Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaiming Your True Nature  by Martha Beck New Release December 27, 2011 “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear” is a truth that will manifest itself over and over as this exciting new book is read and shared and read again.  The number [...]

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Farewell to My Insecurity…

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Heartspoken’s Connection Messenger, Cyndi Briggs, has done it again. Her post on The Sophia Project this morning entitled “I Write a Farewell Letter to My Insecurity” is a powerful manifesto to anyone who has allowed low self-esteem, their inner critic, insecurity, and judgment to paralyze them or deprive them of their full potential. She writes [...]

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Thanksgiving and the Ultimate Prize

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I have two short connection messages today. Here in the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, and my heart is full as I count my blessings. My husband and I will step on an airplane in the morning to visit our son and his wife in Texas. I haven’t seen them since last Thanksgiving! [...]

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Art as Connection

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I am inspired this morning by my friend and artist Kelly Walker’s blog post entitled “Art Matters.” Kelly is a “working artist.” She works to hone her innate talent. She works at her shop, Delilah’s Gallery, to offer beautiful pieces for sale. She works to share her love and appreciation for painting and art of all [...]

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Journeys That Connect: A Book Review

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Book Review of Lisa Mikitarian’s Her Safari: Snapshots Along the Way What makes good fiction? The answer, of course, is completely subjective, but the fiction I most enjoy includes one or more of the following criteria: It entertains, thrills, or fascinates. It offers unusual vividness of language or imagery. It reflects noteworthy insight into human [...]

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Love, Need, and the Power of Connection

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Introducing Connection Messenger and Guest Blogger B. Lynn Goodwin: author, caregiver, journal-writer Note from Elizabeth/Heartspoken: One aspect of the Power of Connection that we haven’t explored is the notion that connections can change, and when they do, the connection tools that we need will change too. This personal story from Lynn Goodwin is one that [...]

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Are You Underemployed?

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Guest Post by Mimi Meredith Are you underemployed? No. You’re not. You’re employed. I don’t mean to say, be grateful for any job because so many other people have none. I don’t want you to justify your experience in life by comparing yourself to others and living the “it could be so much worse” mentality. There’s [...]

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Lest We Forget…

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Can it really be ten years since the terrible attacks on American soil that took place on September 11, 2001? We all remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we first heard about it, and that whole day was surreal. For thousands, the nightmare has not ended because of everything from [...]

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Celebrate your personal heroes!

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The recent celebration of Labor Day and the 10th anniversary of 9/11 are good times to think about heroes — those people who have exhibited unusual courage in the face of challenge and hardship. We have national heroes, of course, but we should have personal heroes too, and I challenge you to celebrate the hero [...]

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My personal heroes: The Courage to Age Gracefully

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Jim and Betty Herbert   This piece was originally published in The Gratitude Book Project: In Celebration of Personal Heroes, a special, free e-book in commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001. If you have trouble downloading it, email me at eliz…@heartspoken.com and I’ll send it to you.   My mother and father, ages 87 and 93, are [...]

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Indecision: Roadblock to Success & Happiness

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My 93-year-old father believes strongly that indecision and uncertainty are the cause of more unhappiness than almost any other states of being. The older I get, the more I think he’s right. Making choices has been a hot topic in the online business world lately. Jane Pollak recently blogged about feeling overwhelmed with too many [...]

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10-10-10 by Suzy Welch

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Book Review of 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea by Suzy Welch The simple wisdom in this book can be summed up in one sentence: When making decisions, it can be extremely clarifying to consider the potential consequences of the decision in the short term, mid term, and long term (10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years). Since [...]

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Find Yourself When You Remove the Clutter

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“Is what you’re holding onto holding you back?” Introducing Connection Messenger Debbie Bowie, Certified Professional Organizer® It was my remarkable good fortune, while attending my 40th college reunion at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA  (formerly Randolph-Macon Woman’s College), to sit in on a lecture by fellow alumna Debbie Bowie entitled, “Using Feng Shui to Clear [...]

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Stress Reduction Secret Combo: Nature and Paper Pitching

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The following is a guest blog post by Connection Messenger Debbie Bowie, a professional organizer and feng shui practitioner whose lecture and book have helped me completely revamp my home office space from one I hated to enter into one that is warm, inviting, less cluttered, and productive. I’ve written in greater detail HERE about how [...]

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Change is Good…You Go First!

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The Simple Truths website has lots of great inspirational content, but when I saw the title of the short (3-1/2 minute) video below, I laughed out loud, because it reminded me of the game my brothers used to try to play, “Let’s see who can hit the softest…you go first!” Of course you know how [...]

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What do you notice?

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Jane Pollak is a favorite blogger and author of mine (Jane Pollak: Leading remarkable women to uncommon success), because she understands that personal and professional success comes from paying attention to others and bringing value to all your relationships. Today’s post on her blog, entitled What do you notice?, was a powerful reminder to anyone [...]

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Are you kind to yourself?

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Most of us are kind to others most of the time. Most of us will go out of our way to be kind to animals, children, and friends in need…maybe even strangers in need. I don’t know about you, but I have a bad habit of putting everything and everyone else first and forgetting that [...]

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Wishcasting Wednesday – Wish for your Health

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I’ve just discovered Jamie Ridler, a “professional creative living coach” who offers thought-provoking and spirit-based insights about authentic living and creativity. Every Wednesday she offers readers the opportunity to make a wish and share it with others. Her wish prompt today is: What do you wish for your health? This is an important question for [...]

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