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Meeting the Day in Play

All of a sudden, the lesson from the night before flashed in my head. I laughed as I looked Megan deeply into the eyes. “What’s so funny?” She questioned. I told her what had happened at class and said, “I think it’s the same thing. Somehow we need to drop all of these to do’s and just play with what ever it is that we are working on. Continue reading

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Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast

On the days when Barton & I have worked together, we’ve been focused and while we may have only gotten one item off of the long list, we know that we’ve done it well, and that has been a great feeling. Continue reading

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Uncovering the Space to Play

As we assessed each furniture item for the purpose it served our family, we noticed that our relationship to it shifted as we assessed it in relation to a new vision for our lives, both as a family and as business partners. Continue reading

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Warning: Woman’s Mode Engaged

Several weeks ago, Barton was away for the weekend at a seminar, and I couldn’t help it- I went into overdrive. Continue reading

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Calming the Seas with Laughter

With this given stability, I have found that I can bring forth this laughter in situations, be they with Megan or anyone else, where the laughter itself opens the space for another person to process their emotional experience openly and safely, without self-judgment and clinging to the experience. Moreover, it also allows me to be present with them without taking responsibility for their emotions. Continue reading

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