Category: Mojo Monday
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Mojo Monday ~ The Gifts of Imperfection
I am unable to count how many times I have come to learn that a woman who I find to be amazing, beautiful, fabulous, inspirational and talented, will underneath all her obvious strengths, find fault with herself and thinks she is “not enough” in one way or another.When I recently read a poem by Patricia…
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Mojo Monday ~ Wild Women
“La Loba, the old one, The One Who Knows, is within us. She thrives in the deepest soul-psyche of women, the ancient and vital Wild Woman. The La Loba story describes her home as that place in time where the spirit of women and the spirit of wolf meet–the place where her mind and her…
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Mojo Monday ~ I Have A Dream
Dream: a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie; an aspiration; goal; aim One of the most famous dreams ever shared was by Martin Luther King, Jr. He publicly declared his dreams in front of thousands in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963, as part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.…
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Mojo Monday ~ Live With Intention
What do you think of this poem called Live with Intention? How does it make you feel? Mary Anne Radmacher , the author of the poem, often has her profound writing quoted. Mary Anne has a powerful way with words and has written the following inspiring books: Lean Forward Into Your Life, Live Boldly, Promises…
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Mojo Monday ~ Who Are You?
Who Are You? This past Monday and Tuesday the fost-adoption agency I work for brought in a presenter for a two-day management training. We did some interesting interactive activities. I wanted to share some of them because I thought they might prove interesting for you to try at home with a family member or a…
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Mojo Monday ~ Character Strengths
It has been said that one of the secrets to happiness is finding ways to be able to operate in areas of strength as much as possible. One way to identify more of your strengths is to take the VIA Character Strengths assessment test. Researchers in a field called Positive Psychology identified 24 character strengths.…
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Mojo Monday ~ Dear Santa
Today my 4 year old twin daughters wrote letters to Santa Claus asking for particular gifts for Christmas. They let me know before we stared that we needed to include pictures for Santa Claus. After they completed their letters and I explained that I would mail them to Santa Claus I sat there pondering what…
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Mojo Monday ~ Giving Thanks
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and…
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Mojo Monday ~ Wabi-sabi
“Usefulness is not impaired by imperfection. You can still drink from a chipped cup.” ~ Greta K. Nagel Wabi-sabi means to appreciate or see the beauty and harmony in imperfection and simplicity. It originates in Japan, where artists will often leave a crack in a piece of pottery or a flaw in the design…
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