In Search of: A Proper Sendoff for 2011

When you’re super, super excited about the new year, what’s the best way to say goodbye to the current one?  Create a slideshow, of course!  So I set about to pick my favorite moments of 2011.  Naturally, I assumed all of them would be in Southeast Asia.  I was surprised to see that I did [...]

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In Search of: A Splash of Color and a Few Goals

It would seem I woke up at the most inopportune time in the morning, and my mind has begun to race.  This hasn’t happened in quite a while, but I figure I might as well make the most of it.  No sense tossing and turning when I can write and perhaps do something productive.  I’m [...]

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In Search of: Life to the Full in 2012

If you read my last post about travel plans, you know I’ve been thinking a lot about 2012.  (Not to worry, I’ve also been spending time enjoying precisely where I’m at.)  I just happen to think there’s absolutely nothing wrong with getting excited about what lies ahead.  And it would seem 2012 will be worth [...]

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2010 in a Cloud

Reverb10, December 15: Five Minutes Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes, and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010. _____________________________ I read Nailah’s post over at Polka Dot Coaching and was inspired to answer this prompt in a similar way [...]

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A Half-Written Post on Appreciation and Fear

Reverb10, December 14:  Appreciate What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it? ___________________________ You might think this prompt would be easy for me.  When I first read it, I certainly did.  Easy-peesy.  I’ve made a concerted effort to express gratitude pretty damn [...]

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I Feel It in My Soul (Or, Why Pole Dancing Rocks)

Reverb10, December 12:  Body Integration This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? __________________________________ I am somewhat obsessed with being active, working my muscles, getting in some good cardio.  Years ago, this [...]

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Vulnerability, Happiness, and 3 Things I No Longer Need

I was a bit of a Reverb10 slacker last week.  It started because of a prompt I didn’t want to answer (not because I didn’t like the prompt; rather, because I had no answer for it).  But then I let the week get away from me.  So many things on my mind, so many decisions [...]

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Why Life is Better When Laughed At

Reverb10, December 8:  Beautifully Different Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. Reflect on all the things that make you different – you’ll find they’re what make you beautiful. _________________________________ Okay.  The author of this prompt highjacked my thoughts.  Because this is something I’ve been thinking about lately.  [...]

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The Art of Making Friends

Reverb10, December 7:  Community Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011? ____________________________________ At the beginning of the year I completed the Joy Equation with Molly over at Stratejoy.  In doing so, I sat down and mapped out [...]

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Cultivate Wonder

Reverb10, December 4: Wonder How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? _____________________________________ Early in the year, I put a lot of thought into what matters to me.  And although I discovered all sorts of yummy things about myself, here are two discoveries that have wholeheartedly contributed to my sense [...]

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