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    The One Person You Must Meet

    I want to share one of my favorite stories. I know it from the Taoist tradition, though maybe it has other roots as well. There was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his…

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    Tending the Garden of Your Soul

    I grew up on a small farm in the U.S. That was a long time ago, but I still remember like it was yesterday. We had a big garden and I was given a little corner of it for myself.…

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    Discover the Patience of an Ant

    Are you always setting goals? Always striving for something? Are you certain that you’re ALMOST THERE, and when you finally get that one thing or do that one thing, THEN you will have arrived?? No? Good. Because that makes one…

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    Aspire to Kindness like Dumbledore

    I’m speaking to the part of you that is lonely. The part you don’t let anyone see because it’s just too painful. I’m talking to the part of you that was unkind, or dishonest, or hateful. I’m talking to that…

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    Soar by Reclaiming Safety, Trust, and Confidence

    This week’s time is made possible by Prolificate.com where, for a limited time, you can sign up for one of a few slots I have for coaching. This is great when you’re working on a big decision – that maybe…

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    Bring the Right Steps in Focus

    I’m Andrew Chirch, an Interfaith advisor and coach. 99 is a special weekly podcast series where we meet for 9 minutes to regroup, re-center ourselves, and prepare for the work ahead. Subscribe here to listen on your favorite podcast app,…

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    Last Chance? Don’t wait to create begin.

    Do you want to know what Maya Angelou, the great poet, says about you? She said, “…we are all created creative and we can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed.” Did you hear that? Maya Angelou, one…

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    Don’t Forget this Advice from the Buddha

    Have you ever heard the saying, “there are no mistakes.” Or put another way, “there’s a reason for everything.” I’m of two minds when it comes to this episode’s theme, which is, the all-powerful force that puts you in a…

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    Weird—You Only Have to Ask!

    What is your biggest wish? Go ahead, think for a second. I’ll wait. Now, if someone who knows you well wrote your obituary today, would anything about that wish be in there?  The kind of wishes we’re talking about today…

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    Dare to find unconditional Joy when You’re Hurting

    The theme for this episode is ecstasy, joy and expansiveness… I love joy. And let’s face it, ecstasy is in a league of its own… expansiveness, yes, please.  Here’s the sticky part though. As I release these episodes, I’ve made…