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Remaining on this site is our two blogs, Heart & Mind and Transcending Single Stories.
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Heart & Mind Blog
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is the process of transforming from an immature state to an adult form in two or more stages. We most commonly think of it as the process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. In so many ways, this has been the process of Balanced Is, begun in December...
Recharging Our Batteries
Bless me father for I have sinned . . . it’s been more than four months since I’ve published a blog. When I coach my clients on blogging as a marketing strategy I always tell them to consider their blogs as gifts—that each blog should give some valuable information,...
Beliefs Are The Key to Change
We all have beliefs, and many of them. Some of us prefer to keep most of them to ourselves, and some enjoy espousing them at every opportunity. And yet, even when we say nothing of our beliefs we exhibit them in every word we say, every action or non-action, and by...
The Right Track
In times of plenty we rejoice in the knowing that we’re on the right track. In times of uncertainty we tend to look for the flaw in our strategy, the thing we missed or the stone unturned. In times of shortfall we tend to cave further into the abyss of, “What are we...
Transcending Single Stores Blog
Not As Scary After All
I have been in this world a little over half a century and looking back on my life I can say that this quote carries much truth. Having gone through so much change these...
Wake Me Up When It’s Over
Fear, uncertainty and discomfort being my compasses toward growth sound profound and spiritual, and yet what I experienced this past week didn’t feel profound and...
I Have Seen It All
Recently I had the opportunity to reflect on my original vision of blogging about Single Stories, and where that vision came from. It has been a year and five months since my first blog, Transcending Single Stories, and I have been inspired to write many more since...
Where Do I Begin?
Where do I begin? I sit here, fingers on keyboard asking for guidance as to what to write. It has been nearly two months since my last blog, “Everything Is Changing, All At Once,” and I’ve struggled to find the words to express what I’ve been experiencing as the dust...
