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Trails of Life

I am grateful to have the opportunity to be able work with such awesome people on incredible community building projects with M E Clarke Consulting. Life takes us on a journey of various trails throughout life, sometimes those trails are through…
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Fifteen Years of Learning…and Counting!

It’s almost unfathomable that this small, impactful practice has existed for 15 years. After years of working with others, in 2008, I set out with a fierce independence to create this practice. To say that it - that I - have morphed and grown…
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Thoughts on Consumption

Lessons from a Weekend Trip to the Mall A few weekends ago my husband and son were out-of-town. When they’re gone my daughter and I typically have a “girls weekend.” Usually we cook one of her favorite meals or order takeout and watch…
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Stepping Into My Calling

Recently my friend Tina asked me to speak to the Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PALs), a group of folks who are in the midst of the anguish and darkness called addiction. I thought “what could I possibly have to share with these people…
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Making Hybrid Work

I recently came across this quote from Story Imprinting when perusing LinkedIn. It made me pause and think. I am a firm believer that our thoughts create our beliefs, our beliefs create our actions, and our actions create our reality. Essentially,…
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Calm in the Face of the Storm

Staying Steady in Unsteady Times "Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves. If we are at war with our parents, our family, our society, or our church,…
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Transitions and Acceptance, by Robyn Liss

Earlier this spring, we had the pleasure of hosting Robyn Liss for a three-week internship prior to her high school graduation. As a woman-owned small business, it was important for us to provide Robyn with an immersive experience to steep…
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Rhonda’s Story

It’s ok to be me. I am enough. Decades of believing that everyone was smarter, prettier, better than me took a toll on my self-esteem. It wasn’t until age 46 that I started to realize these thoughts limited me in all areas of my…

Simple Tips for Stewarding the Earth

Small Changes equal Big Impact In honor of Earth Day, we’re sharing a round-up of our personal practices to steward the earth. 1. Compost Food Scraps Composting food scraps in your yard allows you to divert waste from…
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A Reading Retrospective

I read 38 books in 2021...a reflection on 3 that stand out It’s impossible to end a year without doing some sort of look back. As 2021 winds down I found myself thinking back through this year in terms of the books I’ve read.…
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Rosie Shares All: Lessons from a River Guide

Interviewed and scribed by Kristi Lee Last May, Rosie embarked on a new adventure as she headed to West Virginia to become a whitewater rafting guide on the New River. Through an occasionally spotty cellphone call, we had the chance to…