Facing Fear

Tessa Lemos | September 2, 2010 | 1 Comments

“Always do what you are afraid to do.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson This should be tattooed on my arm. Why is it so hard for us to do what we are afraid of? And why is it that once we take that risk, it is a huge relief, even if things don’t turn out as we [...]

Tessa Lemos is a Chicana who grew up and was educated in the Pacific Northwest, blossomed in New York City, and now lives in Nashville where she continues to learn and grow. She is a lawyer by training, administrator by profession, and organizer by habit. She spends her days with her children and her nights with her husband and squeezes in the words as much as possible.
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UH, OH . . .

Dawna Wade | August 31, 2010 | 12 Comments

Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown.   ~~ Author Unknown ~~ Well, now I’ve gone and done it . . . taken a HUGE risk.  Yes, I take risks all the time, some of them larger than others, but this one is REALLY huge.  I submitted my [...]

Dawna Wade is a Certified Spiritual Counselor and Spirit Coach, an Angel Therapy Practitioner and a Certified Hypnotherapist. She is well equipped to be your spiritual coach, psychic counselor, clairvoyant, medium, and your intuitive guide through the spiritual world. She would love to help you along your spiritual path. Visit Dawna's website.
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Risk, continued

Carolyn Cook | August 23, 2010 | 4 Comments

This month I am taking the risk I’ve written about several times:  I’m singing a recital in just a few short days.  I’ve done so much to prepare for this that it feels like less of a risk than it did.  But it’s still challenging, and I’m still nervous.  I think I will be jubilant [...]

Carolyn Cook is a sometimes peaceful, sometimes frazzled individual who works to manage a household, homeschool a daughter, build a marriage, and explore the human condition through theatre. She is an actor, director, producer,and teacher, and serves as education director of Théâtre du Rêve, a company she founded in 1995 (more info at www.theatredureve.com).
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Celebrate good times….come on!

Veronica Samoulides | August 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

First off, apologies for missing last month…many reasons, all excuses, I apologize for not  meeting my commitments – I love contributing to this blog.  A risk completed already!! But wait, there’s more.  As I’ve been waiting for my topic this month to come to me – the whispers continue to point me to celebration.  A [...]

Veronica Samoulides is a recovering victim, blamer and self-pitying specialist. She’s bravely (usually) accepting her spirituality, her power and embracing her confusion. She lives in San Francisco with her equally confused husband, Greg.
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It’s My Birthday, And I Risk…

Martha Carnahan | August 19, 2010 | 8 Comments

It’s my birthday today, and I risk… Embracing my age, the last year I can say my age begins with a “4″ Embracing my youth, seeing a long road ahead of me with so many possibilities Receiving — right into my heart — the warmth and love of those who care about me Receiving — [...]

Martha Carnahan coaches entrepreneurs, leaders and marketers in the professional services world. She has noticed that taking risks, whether bold and scary or seemingly small (and easy to avoid) creates a fresh awareness of the joy, audacity and quiet reverence of a full-spectrum life. Its not just about doing more stuff its about hanging out more in the sweet spot of life. Visit Martha's website.
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It Worked!

Mary Ann Taylor | August 18, 2010 | 2 Comments

Last month my post was about an injury to my rotator cuff and my risking NOT having surgery but, instead, choosing to try physical therapy. I am happy to report to you that it has worked! A couple of weeks ago the physical therapist did an evaluation because she knew I had an appointment with [...]

Mary Ann Taylor is a retired banker who's embarrassed to be technoligically illiterate, but proud to be Laura's mother. She realizes that at her advanced age, she's done more risking than she has yet to do, but is willing to risk this.
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Me Through Someone Else’s Eyes – WOW

Suzanne Bird-Harris | August 17, 2010 | 3 Comments

There is a V.I.P. in my life whom I’ve never met face-to-face. Until 3 days ago. Such a V.I.P. he is to me, that I never second guessed myself once about all the begging and pleading I’ve done to get him to come to Tulsa for a visit. Nary a nervous bone in my body [...]

Suzanne Bird-Harris would like to say she made the leap from Corporate America to web coach / WordPress developer on her own terms...but no, she lost her job after the CEO ran off with the 401K funds and went to jail. So, she started her own business with 3 kids, 2 dogs and a cat in tow on Dec. 6, 2002. It's been a wild ride, worth every risk, and she now proudly deems herself "pyschologically unemployable".
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Taking On A Risk For A Loved One

Helen Medve | August 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

Whenever we take a risk, we take along those we love and care about. Our risks involve some degree of risk for them also. Sometimes, we have to take on a “risk” for a loved one, and we go along for the ride. I’m sure there are many of you walking in my shoes. I’ve heard [...]

Helen Medve is recently retired and is currently trying to figure out where her life will take her next. She wears many hats: wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, ex-professional person, friend. She is excited about where life will take her next, and invites you along on her journey.
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The Risk in Authenticity

Betsey Brogan | August 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

It doesn’t sound that hard to “be yourself”. But I have spent a life time with that very notion. I love being around people who let me be myself. I am working spiritually on being my best self. I love it when people I hang out with are comfortable enough and in the right mood [...]

Betsey Brogan is on her way to creating World Peace - one massage at a time. On-site Chair Massage and In-Home table massage. Bringing Stress Relief to You.
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That big ol’ Elephant in the Room

Lesley Brogan | August 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

Sometimes talking about the thing that is most obvious is the hardest thing for me to talk about.  There could be a big issue….the “elephant in the living room” …it could be a job change, an illness, a troubled relationship, or a conversation that may be hard in how we’ll have it. In some moments, I [...]

Lesley Brogan is tethered to her village. The middle daughter of a middle daughter, she and her partner co-parent two boys (11 and 8) with their two dads. Life rarely seems easy, but in it, there is energy and wisdom -- and, it seems -- just enough humor to get the village through their days.
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