Welcome to the beginning of a new week and another word-of-the-week. This week’s word is … DEFIANCE For me, defiance carries a negative connotation. Back in the day, I had a t-shirt that proclaimed DEFY AUTHORITY. Every kid’s dream, right? Except that I never really did it, at least in any way that actually mattered. […]
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Welcome to another Monday, which of course means word-of-the-week time. This week’s word comes from Saturday’s amazing story of Aimee Mullins and her commitment to … ADAPT Our society celebrates power. We idolize bigger, faster, stronger, smarter. But if you look carefully, those aren’t necessarily the attributes of the most effective, happy people. Those who […]
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Monday Monday, can’t trust that day, Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way Do those words from an old song describe how Monday feels to you? If so, maybe this word-of-the-week will help … CLARITY Does your life ever feel out of control, too busy, too far to go and not enough time […]
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Happy Monday, and welcome to an interesting word-of-the-week … MINDFUL Are you mindful? I thought that was sort of an interesting question, even though I had to think a while about exactly what it meant. I guess the opposite would be mindless, which seems like a pretty accurate description of how I stumble through life. […]
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Welcome to word-of-the-week on another Monday at Bouncing Back. Today’s word is … STRENGTH I don’t normally associate paralysis with strength. When I recall twenty-two years of adjusting to life in a wheelchair, it’s as though I’m programmed to greet difficult circumstances with: I’ll never be able to … A wise physical therapist named Leonard […]
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Welcome to Monday—and another word-of-the-week. This week’s word is … STORY An exasperated teacher once admonished a complaining student, “If you’re bored, you’re boring!” I couldn’t think of a snappy comeback all those decades ago, probably because he was right. If I’m bored by this part of my journey, the best question I can ask […]
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Another week. Another opportunity to make a difference, to be generous, to matter. Another word-of-the-week: INSPIRATION What inspires you? I’m inspired when I see someone take a risk, overcome obstacles, and accomplish something great. That sort if example makes me want to step out of the shadows of my tendency to seek safety and predictability. […]
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Someone commented last week that “Happy Monday” is an oxymoron. I think it was a joke. Monday is word-of-the-week day, and this week’s word is TRANQUILITY In case you haven’t noticed, the world isn’t an especially tranquil place. Wars rage in many corners of the globe. Anger, conflict, and hostility seem to permeate media, business, […]
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Happy Monday. It’s a good day for this particular word-of-the-week. OPTIMISM: an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome. I’m not naturally optimistic. Somewhere along the line I learned to anticipate the worst. It’s a tendency that’s caused me a lot of problems, but old […]
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Happy Monday. I hope your week’s off to a great start. Monday’s word-of-the-week day, and this week’s word is discernment. I encountered this term last week in a wonderful workshop offered by Gus Lee. Gus talked about courage and leadership, and one of his key points was that courageous leaders must exercise discernment. In this […]
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Happy Monday, and welcome to word-of-the-week day at Bouncing Back. Today’s word is: EXECUTION Ever get a great idea, mess with it, dream about it, develop a bunch of possibilities, talk to others about it—everything except actually doing something about it? Ever see something really fun and think, “I couldda done that?” Ever wonder why […]
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Happy Monday! Welcome to word-of-the-week day at Bouncing Back. Today’s word is: STRUGGLE Whatever the struggle, continue the climb. It may be only one step to the summit. Diane Westlake As a teacher, I often joked with kids that if they were as creative and persistent in doing the work as they were in avoiding […]
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