3 Minutes to Vent

| September 7, 2011 | 1 Comments

Grab yourself a drink, darlin’, because this may well earn the distinction of being the longest, most multifaceted, entirely ass-backward testimonial Laura’s ever gotten to date. If nothing else, you’ll be entertained by a peek into my mind…which is, what’s that quote?  Something about your mind being a dangerous place to wander in alone?  Yeah. [...]

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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Hoping for Risk

| September 7, 2011 | 1 Comments

Why does every call for help feel so risky?  I am working up the courage to reach out to my mom’s friends, old and new, for help with her social life.  What am I afraid of? I’m afraid they’ll pull away, of course.  Why would they do that?  Because they too are afraid . . [...]

is a sometimes peaceful, sometimes frazzled individual who works to raise a daughter, build a marriage, and explore the human condition through theatre, art, music, history, literature, and relationship.
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Class is in Session

| August 23, 2011 | 3 Comments

I feel like such an idiot.  Brave soul that I am, I’ve ventured into new career territory this fall, and I’m already wishing I’d bought a career GPS. Or at least a map. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be teaching a university class two days a week, and two high school classes one day a week.  I [...]

is a sometimes peaceful, sometimes frazzled individual who works to raise a daughter, build a marriage, and explore the human condition through theatre, art, music, history, literature, and relationship.
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Risks Taken

| August 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

I’ve have written before about my son’s wife who, in February,  had a massive stroke at age 49. She is making progress.  It’s slow but it’s progress and for that we are thankful. The risks I recently took had to do with being with them for an extended stay.  I had been wanting – needing [...]

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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Working Up the Nerve to Say It Out Loud

| August 17, 2011 | 3 Comments

There is this thing in my life that’s been here for a long, long, long time. I’ve known about it for over 40 years, but have never spoken of it but with a trusted few. It is integral to who I am, yet I’m SOOOO intimidated to say it out loud, lest the world think [...]

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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The Drive In

| August 11, 2011 | 5 Comments

My drive to work takes between 45 minutes and an hour.  No matter what I do, that’s how things will go.  Each morning when I pull out of the driveway I begin making decisions.  Through downtown Decatur or go around and take Scott Boulevard? Take Interestate 285 or through the back streets?  And if the back [...]

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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The Risk of Knowing

| August 11, 2011 | 4 Comments

Recently, I have been on a quest for answers. It’s not that I don’t have any, because I do. It’s just that I was thinking about the phrase : “ you can’t un-ring the bell” . Let me give you an example. My friend has had stomach problems. Various doctors had told her various possibilities [...]

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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Say What You Will

| August 8, 2011 | 3 Comments

I usually leave the room to do quick chores when TV commercials come on (I’m not a channel changer), but today I sat through the ads. One caught my attention – a newly released CD by Justin Hines. Who? My curiosity sent me to Google where I discovered he is a young Canadian confined to [...]

lives up to her name, which means “bee.” She is busy, productive, efficient, beneficial to others, a team player and goal oriented. Her passion is designing and creating marketing materials, manuals, documents, presentations and social marketing campaigns. The job that brings her the most pride is raising four beautiful daughters. Visit her website at www.planbee.biz.
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Letting Go, Part Deux

| August 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

I have so much to learn, still. I’m fifty years old, and I’m still learning that I have control issues.  I am even beginning to see my old perfectionism as a form of control:  if I can do everything perfectly, then I can control how other people perceive me. I got into trouble early in [...]

is a sometimes peaceful, sometimes frazzled individual who works to raise a daughter, build a marriage, and explore the human condition through theatre, art, music, history, literature, and relationship.
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Just do it? I just did it!

| July 25, 2011 | 7 Comments

I haven’t written on my prescribed day in a while.  I guess I should be ashamed since it’s my own darned blog.  And I could certainly go there with myself.  But I’m not going to do that – not today, anyway.  I am simply going to check in, and let you know that, even though [...]

has an infectious zeal for coaching people who want to do enlivening work and live inspired lives. She's fired up about the power of taking risks - great and small - and the rewards that come as a result. She's also passionate about (1) creativity and authenticity and their potential to change the world, (2) frolicking with her adorable four-legged children, and (3) retreating with those she loves at her farm in Southeast Georgia, Brinson's Race. Visit her website at True Voices.
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