January 2015

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Quit Apologizing

I’m sorry. I apologize. My Bad. Forgive me. Sorry Sorry Sorry. The word “sorry” for many of us becomes a habit. Think about how many times a day you might apologize for something there is no rational reason to apologize for! You drop an apple in the grocery store next to someone…”sorry!” You didn’t hear …

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Clean Living

“One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn’t do you any good.” ~Abe Lemons I recently asked a good friend her thoughts on a good Daly Gem topic and she enthusiastically exclaimed, “clean living!” It made sense she would choose this topic, as she really is the poster child for …

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Are You a Tall Poppy?

“The tall poppy syndrome (TPS) is a pejorative term primarily used in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Anglosphere nations to describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.” …

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Money Mind

“Worry is a misuse of imagination.” ~Dan Zadra One of my yoga instructors asks us to “clear our monkey minds” when attending her class. It’s a great image to use! Imagining mental chatter as a bunch of wild monkeys taking over my mind started to make sense as I realized how much noise was going …

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