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Do You Know How Amazing You Are? (Part Deux)

Published on July 21, 2011 By MartaLis

I was talking recently with someone very, very dear to me. I forget exactly what we were discussing, but he said to me, rather unprovokedly, “You’re one of the most amazing women I’ve ever met.” And I sat there completely dumbfounded. I expressed my shock, and asked him why on earth I fit into that [...]

I Can Do Anything Good

Published on October 15, 2010 By MartaLis

Remember that show Reading Rainbow?  I loved that show as a kid.  I longed to be one of the “chosen children” who got to talk about their favorite books, and I thought LeVar Burton had the coolest name ever.  (And imagine my surprise when I found out that he was not only the host of Reading Rainbow [...]

Do You Know How Amazing You Are?

Published on May 3, 2010 By Administrator

I learned lots this weekend.  I love times like that…when life clicks for whatever reason…and I finally feel like I get it (well, whatever “it” is).  Please humor me while I elaborate… You see, I grew up thinking that just about everyone was cooler than I was, that most people had more important things to [...]

The Think System

Published on March 29, 2010 By Administrator

For my friend, Donna, who is up to her proverbial ears in “The Music Man”…. “La-de-da-de-da-de-da-de-da,”  sings the infamous Professor Harold Hill to the tune of Minuet in G.   “La-de-da, la-de-da.”  He teaches his students that if they can “think” the music, they can play it. Now, I have had some conversati0ns lately with dear [...]

Opposition in All Things

Published on January 4, 2010 By Administrator

I wrote on my Facebook this past week that I feel like this new year is a package I am waiting to open.  This positive energy I am feeling has already been a gift for the coming year–a compilation of my deliberate desires and practice to be more optimistic over the last year.  My efforts [...]

Finally thinking well of myself

Published on December 16, 2009 By Administrator

Finals week is usually stressful and straining. This week has been no exception. I have spent much time studying and taking care of myself in order to perform at my best in the subjects that challenge me. I have tried a variety of techniques to make sure I remember all of the important information and [...]

Enjoying the Ride

Published on November 3, 2009 By Administrator

Jessica Sweeney is our guest blogger today.  She is a good friend, an amazing mother, a loving wife to her husband (I heard him pay a sweet tribute to her just two days ago)…and she is great at so many things: sports, blogging (catch her full-time on her blog, http://sweeneyville.blogspot.com), DJing, dancing, gardening, teaching, and sharing [...]