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Lisa Marie
Sep 22, 20143 min read
Where Are You Headed?
Everyone wants to get somewhere – in love, in life, at work. On the weekends, the cashier at my local grocery store tells me that soon...
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Lisa Marie
Jul 6, 20143 min read
Message in a Bottle: Thoughts on Waiting for Your Ship to Come In
Life isn’t easy. We all say it, but I’d never fully appreciated the weight of it until a recent conversation with a friend. After years...
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Lisa Marie
Apr 21, 20142 min read
Do It Anyway
“What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway. The good you do today will often be forgotten. ...
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Lisa Marie
Mar 24, 20143 min read
Sink or Swim: How to Survive in the World of Work
A dear friend contacted me recently, out of her mind with frustration. It seems her employer had just derailed her pet project again,...
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Lisa Marie
Feb 23, 20142 min read
Negative Patterns – Positive Thinking
We all know someone who can’t seem to get out of his/her own way: a neighbor who, despite admirable intelligence and a zest for life,...
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Lisa Marie
Feb 10, 20144 min read
The Show Must Go On
I come from a long line of performers. In addition to winning adult Charleston contests at 12 years old, my grandmother often entertained...
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Lisa Marie
Jan 26, 20143 min read
The Seriousness Of Play
On a Friday night about six months ago, I was engaged in my usual routine. It was close to midnight and I was hunched over my computer...
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Lisa Marie
Jan 13, 20142 min read
Say Nay to the Naysayers
In the early 1900’s an aspiring cartoonist was fired from his job at the The Kansas City Star. According to his editor, he “lacked...
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Lisa Marie
Jan 7, 20143 min read
War And Inner Peace
I want it. My daughter wants it. My closest friends want it, and I’d bet my life on the fact that you do too. There are classes on how to...
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Lisa Marie
Dec 29, 20133 min read
It IS a Wonderful Life
As a child I admired my grandfather deeply. A smart, respected computer department manager in a local company, he was well-liked, not...
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Lisa Marie
Nov 17, 20133 min read
The Power of Gratitude
When I was a child, I was taught that prayers should begin with a statement of gratitude. So at night before going to bed, I’d search my...
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Lisa Marie
Nov 3, 20132 min read
Turtles and Hares on the Path of Life
There will always be someone with more than you: someone who is better than you are at a skill you’re passionate about, who is better...
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Lisa Marie
Oct 27, 20132 min read
Life’s a Mess? That’s OK!
A few days ago, my daughter was listening to music. Passing by her room, I stopped dead in my tracks at the sound of some comforting...
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Lisa Marie
Oct 14, 20133 min read
Rising Above Ruin
When Teresa Thaman heard how bad the storm was going to be, she, her daughter and her husband closed themselves in their bathroom and hid...
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Lisa Marie
Oct 6, 20133 min read
Change Is Good
For a long time I’ve had two identities. Most days I’m a working mom: reliable, responsible and professional. I go to work, pay the...
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Lisa Marie
Sep 28, 20132 min read
A Life Worth Living
Many of us live our lives as if there will always be plenty of time: time to go back to school, time to pick up a passion that was put...
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Lisa Marie
Sep 22, 20133 min read
Unsung Heroes Still Sing
In the 1970’s a folk artist from Detroit penned and recorded some of the most poignant songs of our time. An edgy brand of inner-city...
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Lisa Marie
Sep 15, 20133 min read
Act Your Age?
Just two weeks ago, the world watched in awe as Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Key West, in shark-infested water...
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Lisa Marie
Sep 8, 20132 min read
On Taking Flight … and Taking Stock
Though it might feel like it, getting your child ready to leave the nest doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a slow tipping of the scales, a...
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Lisa Marie
Sep 1, 20133 min read
Daughters, Mothers and Primary Lessons
Ask any number of people to summarize their childhood, and you’ll hear a variety of descriptions. Our childhoods are laced with humor and...
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