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Global Giving – The Girl Effect

A friend and co-worker sent this video to me about the “Girl Effect.” When I started looking into it I found that this is one of the projects supported by GlobalGiving. GlobalGiving connects you to over 700 pre-screened grassroots charity projects around the world. It’s an efficient, transparent way to make an impact with your [...]

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Failure is Your Friend

I have not failed. I have found thousands of ways that will not produce electric light. I am that much closer to finding one that will. – Thomas Edison A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. – George Bernard Shaw I’ve missed [...]

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The First Step is Accepting Your Reality

I’ve come to believe that much of our unhappiness comes from not being willing to accept the truth of our present circumstance. We want things to be different; complain that it shouldn’t be this way, it’s not fair. Or we completely deny the reality of what is going on in our relationship, our job or [...]

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Do You Want to be Right or Happy?

Do you want to win or be happy? You may not be able to have both! There is only one real question you must face in an argument: do you want to win by demonstrating that you are right, or do you want to cooperatively come to a resolution with your partner?  You can win [...]

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