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A Kindness to Move You to Tears

A facebook friend posted this story last week, and I was so moved, I have to share with you.  A kindness like this is what continues to foster my belief that humanity is good at its core. Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month. The day after she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was…
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6 March 2023 0

Life is Rich and Full

It’s been a little over four weeks since I got back from The Legacy Ranch at Silver Spur, near San Antonio, Texas, but it feels like four months! I have packed so much into my life since I graduated from the Klemmer & Associates’ week-long Advanced Leadership Seminar on Jan 29th that each day since…
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27 February 2023 0
Dog in bed of roses

A Valentines Day Message To You

Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope this letter finds you surrounded by – and filled with – love, joy, and happiness. We wanted to take this moment to express our sincerest love and appreciation for you on this special day. We even appreciate the cynics that think today is nothing more than a Hallmark greeting card…
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14 February 2023 0

Living with Gratitude

As practitioners of the Shin Dao, living with gratitude is an essential part of our (Neil and Tina’s) daily life. Gratitude helps us connect with the world and with ourselves, cultivate a positive mindset, and live in harmony with the Shin Dao, the ultimate reality that lies behind all things. Here are some ways in…
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30 January 2023 0

Would Love Some Support

a heart felt share from Neil Thrussell I don’t know about you, but asking for help can sometimes be very hard for me to do. Especially in the past. I was always, “I can do this on my own!” and I would say this with some energy or force behind it… A little bit like…
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16 January 2023 0

Guidance for being human

My friend, Derek Walllman, who was a guest on my “Living from the Heart” podcast in March of 2020, has an absolutely huge heart filled with love. Derek truly lives the Shin Dao – the Way of the Heart. Last year, he established his own podcast and fb page  The H.E.L.P. Podcast (Human Empowering Life…
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9 January 2023 0

Starting the New Year right

We were blessed to spend new year’s eve in Kananaskis Provincial Park with a group of nearly 30 kind and interesting people. Wendell, a former co-worker of Neil’s, has been renting the Ribbon Creek Hostel for more than 20 years to create a space for his friends and family to ring in the new year…
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3 January 2023 0

More on Music & Love

We were tickled pink when one of our readers, Mandy, responded quickly to the article we published last week in ‘Heart and Mind Matters’ about Music and Love. Mandy wrote, “Hi Tina! What a beautiful message.to send out!  Love and music have always brought peace to our souls.  From Dr. Suess, who showed the Grinch…
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26 December 2022 0

Is it December already!?!

I say this every year, “How did it get to be Dec 1st already!?!?” As I was reflecting on this question this morning, the idea came to me that each day becomes a smaller and smaller percentage of our life with each passing day…. no wonder each day feels shorter and goes by so quickly!…
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5 December 2022 0

Everyone’s a Winner

by Tina Thrussell A few weekends ago, Timothy read to me a to a long list of sad statistics about the state of the world from one of Brian Klemmer’s books, and then emotionally added, “Now, more than ever, the world needs conscious leaders to step up… Will you?” (In all honesty, Timothy read this…
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14 November 2022 0