My grandma, or g'ma, as she wrote it, was a huge force in my life. If you look up the definition of sparkle-magic, her face is probably right next to it. She lived to 99 and I miss her a lot. So I was delighted to stumble upon The Grand Parent Effect — an entire website devoted to the importance of grandparents and their stories.
Read MoreI've been reading Playing Big by Tara Mohr this week and one of the many things that grabbed me was this idea that there are two kinds of fear (which show up in the Hebrew Bible). She goes into it more deeply in her book, but here they are in a nutshell:
Read MoreWho couldn't use a little more confidence? I love this take on confidence from Mindy Kaling. "Work hard, know your shit, show your shit, and then feel entitled."
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I also love how this former lawyer figured out what really fulfilled him and how he got there (which was not by listening to his mother, by the way). Clowns. Always.
All of us, no matter what our ages, could do well to be 'too old' for the limiting and energy-wasting things in our lives. I officially declare I am too old to care if people think my feet are too big and/or look like canned hams wearing shoes (those are my size ten feet and they might look like canned hams and I don't care!). What are you too old for?
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