The Power of my Group--we are a "man o' war!"
Sixteen years ago a woman who I professionally knew--but only barely-- called me up and told me she was forming a women's group and would...
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rmonsondupuis
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Be Like Kobe and Take the Shot
Last month our son Ethan (through me) gave my husband a book for Father's Day called Kobe: Life Lessons From a Legend, 2021, Nelson Pena....
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rmonsondupuis
- Jun 18
- 1 min
Summer Solstice Yoga Class
Join me on Saturday June 22 at 1pm at the Barefoot Haven Yoga studio in Greendale WI for a 90 minute yoga class as we celebrate the...
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rmonsondupuis
- Jun 11
- 2 min
Be My Garden Guest
Be my guest and tour my garden sanctuary on Saturday June 29 between 10am-2pm at 4827 S. 94th St, Greenfield. Totally free, but consider...
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rmonsondupuis
- May 16
- 5 min
When something awesome changes...
“Everything is constantly changing; nothing remains the same.” Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, taught us that if there is one...
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rmonsondupuis
- Apr 12
- 2 min
What is the kindest thing you can say about yourself?
What is the kindest thing you can say about yourself? This might seem like a banal question. But take a moment and dig into it....
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rmonsondupuis
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Estrangement
What to do about running into a family member that you haven't had contact with in almost 20 years? I literally ran into my father at ...
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rmonsondupuis
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Happy "Birth" day?
In January I turn a year older. Every year it happens. Whether I want it to or not. This year, I prefer another way of saluting my...
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rmonsondupuis
- Dec 9, 2023
- 2 min
Winter Solstice
We are fast approaching the winter solstice on December 21. The Latin word "solstice" literally means "sun stands still" either at its...
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rmonsondupuis
- Nov 11, 2023
- 2 min
A special place
On Sunday afternoon October 15, while driving home from church, I impulsively said to my husband, "There is a special place in the woods...
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rmonsondupuis
- Oct 19, 2023
- 1 min
Sunflower Power
I want to be like this sunflower. This resilient beauty is growing in a slender crack in the gutter. Yes, right in a street corner in my...
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rmonsondupuis
- Sep 24, 2023
- 2 min
Falling
Falling off a paddleboard may seem relatively harmless, but it taught me something about coping with life when it feels scary or...
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rmonsondupuis
- Sep 9, 2023
- 3 min
Silence
I recently returned from a weekend of silence. I thought I had signed up for a meditation retreat at The Christine Center, located deep...
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rmonsondupuis
- Jun 21, 2023
- 1 min
Gardening
Gardening is an endeavor of embracing opposites: Balancing the tension between allowing the sprawl and forcing the tame. Accepting the...
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rmonsondupuis
- May 25, 2023
- 2 min
Do One Thing Really Well
Watch the movie "A Boy Called Sailboat" on Netflix and see the power of doing one heart-filled action really well! Sailboat learns to...
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rmonsondupuis
- Apr 4, 2023
- 2 min
Letting Go
We hear it all the time---"Just let it go!" when a well-meaning someone is giving us advice on how to let go of a mistake, a missed...
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rmonsondupuis
- Mar 7, 2023
- 2 min
Thoughts are Like Birds
Who hasn't had thoughts swirl around in our heads like a flock of those crazy birds that fly around in a pack, swooping and diving in the...
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- Feb 5, 2023
- 2 min
Sitting on the Couch with Discomfort
As spiritual teacher Pema Chödrön teaches us, one of the most important lessons in our spiritual journey is discovering that...
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rmonsondupuis
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Goal vs Intention and 50 books in 2022
In early January 2022 I joined the Half Price Books challenge to read 50 books in 2022. Excited, I printed the record-keeping sheet they...
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rmonsondupuis
- Oct 11, 2022
- 6 min
The Kindness of Strangers---Again!
A sudden and vicious flat tire on a sunny beautiful Friday morning at 9:30am was not the way I expected my Labor Day weekend to start. I...
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