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“Speaking from your heart allows the emotionally difficult, the ordinary, and the wonderful things in our lives to be communicated and received.” David McArthur and Bruce McArthur, The Intelligent Heart

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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Heartspoken Is Heartbroken

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These are reflections in the wake of the deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history yesterday (12/14/12) in Newtown, Connecticut. At this writing, 20 children ages 5-10 and six adults are dead. The shooter also apparently killed himself, bringing the toll to seven adults. Paradoxical obscenities It is obscene to presume that words of any [...]

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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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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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All God’s Creatures Got a Place in the Choir

Here’s a fun video to celebrate Labor Day in the U.S. I DARE you to listen to this without smiling and tapping your feet! Thanks to my cousin Liz Henderson for sharing this wonderfully uplifting video. Ladies, I promise you, for reasons that will become clear very shortly, no matter what you think of the music, [...]

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When winning the game goes far beyond the score

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Setting the scene Dateline: somewhere in the middle of the state of Washington The scene: an obscure girls’ softball game The situation: A senior playing the last game of her high school career hits her first-ever home run. But something goes terribly wrong as she rounds first base and collapses. The triumph of character Sometimes [...]

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How I learned to write like James Chartrand *

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The writing course that turbo-charged my professional non-fiction writing is being offered again soon. Read about it below and note that registration opens on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In the beginning I could write. I was a nuts-and-bolts [...]

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Wearin’ o’ the Green to honor St. Paddy

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! There’s no better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with those who are steeped in the culture. In honor of the saint and the mystery and myth of the Emerald Isle, my new friend Dr. Niamh Clune has posted several wonderful pieces by various authors on her blog, On The [...]

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Consider This: Connecting With Our Best Self One Radio Show At A Time

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Introducing Connection Messenger Annette Petrick, writer and narrator of the popular radio show Consider This.  Don’t you just love people who embrace life and live it to its fullest, regardless of their age or their circumstances? With few exceptions, these folks have a positive attitude, an appreciation for the good things around them, and a [...]

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Introducing the “Our Wisdom Spoken” Project

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If you could pass on your most treasured or meaningful wisdom or advice to someone you love, what would it be?  About the Project How often have you learned things (often the hard way) that you wish you could teach others? Or perhaps you’ve had an experience that resulted in a life-changing insight. Maybe you’ve just [...]

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My attitude informs my actions…

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Heartspoken is an attitude…a frame of mind…an inclination of the spirit. I’ve found that when I can be Heartspoken in the essential connections of my life…Connection with Self, Connection with Others (personal and professional), Connection with Nature, and Connection with God…these connections are nurtured, sweetened, and strengthened. It’s not always easy; it doesn’t always come [...]

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Memorial Day: Thanks from a grateful nation

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As the daughter of a WWII fighter pilot, I grew up in the 1950s, steeped in the stories of a war supported by a nation filled with patriotic fervor and fought by brave men and women with a clear enemy and worthy goals. As a young adult in the 1970s, many of my friends either [...]

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A Review of The 4-Hour Work Week

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Hot and cold characterizes my reaction to The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss…I’ll hit the downside first, but there’s lots to appreciate here too. I found this author’s voice extremely annoying and cocky, and I don’t think there are many people manic enough to completely do what he says he did in terms of [...]

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