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“No Locks, No Gates”

I got those little nuggets of wisdom from Chris Brogan’s newsletter. If you don’t get it, sign up. Totally different content than his blog, FYI. I love that he says, “That’s where the big wins are. That’s where the excitement is…” What does it take to get THERE… Yup, Ms. Morgan, a healthy does of [...]


A Few Foolish Things

“I’m going to allow myself to do a few foolish things…”
It’s a simple thought, really, this idea of Zedka’s from Veronika Decides to Die. Simple and powerful. Zedka has spent enough time at the mental hospital Villette to recognize that.
On planning her entrance back into ‘the real world’ she is conscious of what [...]


When Posed With an “Either/Or,” Always Opt For “AND”

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Coelho Decides to Write . . . What Should Have Been an Autobiography


Ordinary Extra-Ordinary People (Like Me and You)

Here I read from one of my favorite parts of the book Veronika Decides to Die by the thought provoking author Paulo Coelho…. Mostly, it inspired me to keep on keepin’ on; to follow my bliss; to trust that I can make a difference in the world.


Everyone Is Crazy


She’s Just Been Released from Villette

“I’m going to allow myself two foolish things, just so people can say: ‘She’s just been released from Villete.’” Zedka, a long-time resident of the mental hospital Villette, in Paolo Coelho’s novel Veronika Decides to Die, realizes she no longer suffers from Depression and decides to take the power and freedom of the ‘insane’ [...]


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