Expressing Appreciation

Expressing Appreciation to others (and ourselves) makes life so much happier.

Expressing appreciation is the completion step in feeling appreciation.  Sometimes the expression is the most important part of appreciation. Completing the cycle Feeling appreciation for a person, experience or gift is a wonderful thing.  But I think that once we step back and think about it we also know that simply feeling appreciation is like…

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The power of loss

Go where, do what. Your choice

As painful as it can be, the power of loss can be transforming. The Paddle Out During our recent visit to the Hawaiian Islands, Brian and I arranged  to be on the island of Maui on August 8.  We had planned to be there the same days in 2023 but the horrific wildfire which destroyed…

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