April 11, 2013

SIX DAYS WITH TEENS

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Recently, I had the opportunity to spend 6 days working with Teens. The first 3 days were spent at a treatment center co-facilitating  a L...
July 2, 2012

BECAUSE I TOLD YOU SO (Child / Teen Dilemmas)

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It’s summer, school is out!   A whole new set of dilemmas have arrived.    It is easy as parents to stare blankly at the problems that come...
April 30, 2012

RIGHT AND WRONG ~ vs ~ WORKING AND NONWORKING

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Recently while sitting and running a parenting group, the topic and/or question came up of “How do we start focusing on the positive rather...
March 23, 2012

FORGIVENESS - YOU WANT ME TO LET GO AGAIN??

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Recently I was asked how does someone let go when the wounds are so deep?   How do I move past the emotional scars that have immobilized me...
February 1, 2012

ADVERISTY: DON'T YOU KNOW? IT'S POTENTIAL ENERGY!

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It is important for us as human beings to remove the value statement of “Wrong” from the adversity we experience throughout our lives. So m...
January 27, 2012

YOU WANT ME TO GO WHERE?

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The willingness to commit ourselves to a path that brings both knowledge and growth requires commitment.   It is our commitment that opens ...
January 20, 2012

I DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THIS WHEN I STARTED

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Humans have a tendency to be extremely adaptable. This has been proven simply by the ability we have to live and survive in the extremist o...
January 14, 2012

IT'S NOT ABOUT CHANGE, IT'S ABOUT GROWTH

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What does this mean??? TurningLeaf has founded this motto based upon the understanding that the majority of human social issues come fr...
January 9, 2012

SILENCE

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The restlessness of the day disturbs the stillness of the quiet mind.   It is within the silent moments that we can find answers to the str...
January 4, 2012

JUST ONE MORE PIECE OF PIE

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The true demise of New Year’s resolutions isn’t the failure to accomplish them, but the intent by which they were set.     Most of the time...