I find communicating effectively with other people is one of the greatest challenges in life! I mean, how many times do we end up in conflict with someone because of a mis-communication, or in my case, a lack of communication. I admit, I am really good at avoiding conversations I don’t want to have, and

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The first time I noticed I wasn’t immortal (because I thought I was), was when I looked in the mirror at 30 years old and saw my first wrinkle. I remember a sinking feeling in my stomach. That feeling was my ego saying, “you’re not going to live forever – shit!” And each stage of

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Last March a woman named Dianne contacted me who wanted to come to the Living Beyond Belief retreat, but needed a scholarship to do it. Miraculously one of my readers sent a full retreat scholarship the next day, for whomever needed it, not knowing that Dianne had just called me the day before asking about one. I had seen

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I know what you’re thinking, “I hate having anxiety!” – maybe I’m wrong in saying this, but my guess is, I’m not. It’s not a pleasant feeling: maybe you have a knot in your stomach, tightness in your chest or shoulders, nausea, insomnia, or fatigue. I know for me, I didn’t like it when I

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There have been pivotal times in my life where a certain moment or person has provided me with incredible clarity and inspiration. You know, the kind of moment that you still remember every detail about, as if you were standing in the same place of time again with smells, sight, sounds, and especially how you

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So there I was. Alaska. 10 of us moving up a glacier. I’m in charge on this trip – “the expert” so to speak. With 20 years of doing this stuff, you’d think I was the expert, or at least my ego thinks so. We’re walking up a glacier attempting to complete an ambitious route

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Last month I facilitated the “Living Beyond Belief” weekend retreat with yoga, meditation, art, journaling, drumming, and dance. I partnered with five talented women to make this happen, and the result was MAGIC! Some of you may have read my blog post from the day after (click here to read it), but I want to

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“No, I can’t, I don’t have enough time” or “No, I can’t, I don’t have enough money.” Familiar excuses I spent much of my life running through my head, and saying them to others. “Do you want to go to…. Angela?”, “No, I can’t afford it” I’d reply. “A beautiful retreat to relax and rejuvenate…”

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This week has brought conflict and clarity, stress and peace. As humans, we obviously don’t get along with everyone in the world that we meet, work with, play with, are family with, and this is a very real part of the human experience. The gift is how we react to a situation; reaction vs. action or

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I recently posted a new photo on my Facebook personal page, one that says: “Hi, I’m here in all my glory and gifts!” I would not have posted a photo like this 5 years ago, because I did not believe I was gift and could not see my gifts or authentic self at that time.

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