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The Annabel Challenge: 100 Things That Happened in 2013 for Which You Are Grateful
Rebecca–Thankful for Home In the face of all the end-of-the-year lists (Best of 2013, Worst of 2013, etc.), we’ve got a challenge for you! If you’ve gotten our newsletters before or you’ve attended one of our workshops, you know we


That’s My Motto!
Gioia–We Are Loved Beyond Our Ability to Comprehend The other day, while Rebecca was sharing with Gioia doubts about buying a new home, Gioia was reminded of a time when she was about 23 years old, struggling with making the


Arsenal, Fountain, Toolbox, Kit?
Rebecca–The Project We’ve been struggling over the best metaphor describe the collection of strategies that we use to feel renewed and revitalized. This dilemma arose after we read one of Lisa Sonora-Beam’s newsletters where she quotes Jason Bourne (from Robert


Downward Comparisons
Whether you’re in the Mid-Atlantic East Coast or somewhere else, you likely know that things have been very stressful in DC over the last couple of months. We had two harrowing shootings. The government furlough has created an insidious sense


Name Your Inner Critic
Many of us struggle with an inner voice that chatters a low-grade stream of discouraging negativity. In the world of creativity, this voice has been christened “The Inner Critic” but we’ve heard other much more evocative and telling names such


Three Things That Went Well This Morning
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life…It turns what we have into enough, and more. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” Melody Beattie Gioia and I frequently open workshops