A couple of days ago I caught myself saying, “LOL,” to a friend in a conversation over lunch. Texting LOL is bad enough but saying it out loud is just ridiculous. LOL is the most overused “conversation cop-out.” You might as well initiate each LOL with, “I can’t be bothered to take the time to [...]
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Down in the Dumps and Liking It (sort of)
It is Saturday morning. My morning started with a 7am wake-up call from my favorite mobile car detailer. I watched movies into the wee hour of the morning without consideration to this appointment I set a few days ago. Luckily, Calvin’s wake-up call is as good as his work. His greeting was cheery; without hesitation [...]
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The Road to Tucson
It is 5:30 am in Wichita, KS. I am having a hard time writing right now but I know I need to say something. Actually, I need to say a lot of something. When I woke up early Saturday morning to begin my journey back to Los Angeles there were many things on my mind. [...]
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Connecting, Isolated Journey, Relationships
Socially ILL
My Confession In the fall of last year, I tried to combine advocating awareness to a social epidemic that I am passionate about with my actual consulting work. At the heart of both is a promotion of relationship building and social awareness. So in a tongue in cheek way meant to inspire conversation, I named [...]
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Connecting, Relationships, Social Media
Thinking about it?
Do you ever wish you could think differently or inspire others to do the same? Here are my top 10 thoughts. What are yours? 1. Thinking mutually benefits everyone. 2. Social etiquette trumps social caste. 3. There really is nothing to fear but fear itself. 4. Positive thoughts equal positive actions. 5. Love is all [...]
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Connecting, Relationships, Social Media
Communication Weapon of Choice
The right to bear arms and exploring new territories seem to have a long history of courtship together. It must be basic human nature to fear what is unknown and prepare for conflict. I see and experience this fear over and over again in social media as this formula seems to be prevalent: Computer keyboard- [...]
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Connecting, Interviews, Relationships, Social Media
Interview with Best Selling Author and Couple’s Therapist, Harville Hendrix
Some people may find it odd that I, a woman in my 30’s, who has never been married choices a couple’s therapist as one of my greatest idols. His name is Harville Hendrix, PhD. He is the author of the bestselling book, “Getting the Love You Want” and co- founder of Imago Therapy that was [...]
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