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Denali Denied
I’ve been putting off writing this post since I moved to Colorado on February 11th. But, it must be done. Several days before I left Chicago, I got a phone call from my friend who was organizing our Denali team. She said the team never gelled, and her new business… Read On
Posted in Peaks
Tagged Biomat, challenges, Denali, faith, hope, ice climbing, injury, injury recovery, mountaineering, NYR Organic, purpose, rock climbing, self-help
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Denali. Twenty. Thirteen. Committed.
Most of last Autumn, as the holidays approached and I braced myself for the floodgates of grief to open, I felt lost. I was utterly confused. The mercury retrograde in November spanked my hind quarters. I had no idea where I was going or what the next right thing to… Read On
Posted in Peaks
Tagged Alaska, Colorado, Denali, Montrose, mountaineering, Mt. McKinley, personal training, reiki, Roy Alfonso
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Downton Abbey
My mom’s 1 year death anniversary was January 4th. I was hoping it would go quickly, but sure enough, my old familiar friend, the moth-hole ridden, smelly dark overcoat of grief somehow found its’ way onto my shoulders. Through the help of great friends, family, yoga, and a spiritual community… Read On
Posted in People
Tagged acceptance, cancer, death anniversary, Downton Abbey, fear of death, grief, Masterpiece Theater, mom, reconciliation
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Things I’ve Learned From Self-Employment: Part III
November’s been a whirlwind & a half. A mercury retrograde started on November 4th, and although I normally don’t get affected by those things, this time it whooped my behind. Me, Me, Me While “me, me, me” is a great vocal warmup, it’s not a great philosophy for conducting one’s… Read On
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged EFT, gratitude, gratitude list, grief, self-esteem, self-love, transformation, yoga, yoga classes, yoga instructor
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Things I’ve Learned From Self Employment: Part 2
Not everything works out the way you want it to, hoped it would, or planned for. In fact, it hardly ever does. Over the last weeks, I’ve learned a lot about what does/doesn’t work in a yoga class. I’ve learned about what types of places do/don’t work out for a… Read On
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged compassion, control, dope slap, grace, grief, mental processes, perfectionism, self-learning, Three Stooges, yoga
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Grief: The World Keeps Turning
Over the last 2 weeks or so, I’ve been hit with some pretty serious depression & anxiety. Anxiety over the fact that I will die someday; so will the remaining loved ones in my family & circle of friends. Depression from recalling it was 2 years ago during early October… Read On
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged anxiety, courage, depression, fear of death, gratitude, grief, Margarita Krupa, Mickey Krupa, processing grief
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Things I’ve Learned From Self-Employment: Part 1
As my dear friend & author Peter Darling celebrates his 10th year at Microsoft, I teeter on the brink of completing my 2nd full month of self-employment. What a short, strange trip it’s been… Self-care I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: self-care is the cornerstone to my… Read On
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged ahimsa, letting go, Microsoft, self-care, self-employment, trust, trust the process, Winter Republic, workaholism, yoga, yoga instructor
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CAMPAIGN FOR CORTNEY – 2012
In 2011, my friend Cortney Malinowski’s life changed when she partnered with Cross-Cultural Solutions for a volunteer trip to Guatamala. CCS placed Cortney with developmental disabled orphans in Guatamala City. She was so touched by the tremendous gift of giving to others’ in need, she decided to volunteer again with… Read On
My Other New Life: NYR Organic
It took me 6 weeks to write this post, too. I guess I came up against my own judgement wall around the “Mary Kaye” model of business ownership. My entire working career has been in sales, marketing, and customer service. Now, I finally am part of sales & business building… Read On