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Talk Turkey

American Thanksgiving is upon us.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year!  It was great when I lived and worked in Canada for four Thanksgivings to have two days a year to celebrate being thankful!  If you’ll indulge me, I’d like to Talk Turkey with you today. No, not the literal turkey, although it

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Communication – It Takes Two

Communication is a something we do everyday.  We chit chat.  We talk.  We listen.  All of this can occur in casual circumstances, in business settings and at times in formal settings. Let’s consider for a minute the differences between listening and hearing.  The sentences below contain both listen and hear and shows the contrast: I listened

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Preparing for the Practical

Talking about accidents, illness or even death is not something that comes naturally for most.  Amidst the diagnosis, situation or aftermath, there are a number of practical concerns that come at us all at once. Often we are ill-prepared for the practical needs, as we struggle to get through the day.  There comes a time

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What if …

This week I stumbled upon an article.  If you’ve followed me for any period of time, you understand that I am an advocate for creating awareness about the practical aspects of life.  Consider me the “lay person interpreter” to help you understand what the “legalese”; “financialese”, “healthese” means in real life/practical terms. The statistics I

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Fears

Providing workshops throughout communities, I’ve learned how often we are ill-prepared for any disruption from our “normal” day to day lives.  This has been a year filled with natural disasters, of random shootings, accident, illness and other disruptions. Keeping our sights on outcomes we can impact and on the many positive aspects of our lives

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