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The Power of Saying “Yes” Choice
April 14, 2023

The Power of Saying “Yes”

In a world full of "no's," and "not enough's," why is it so important that we start saying "yes" to ourselves? We all live with choice. What choices are you making?  If you truly said "yes" to yourself in every aspect of your life, what would that look like? What would saying "yes" to yourself look like today? And not "yes"…
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The “A” Word change
March 17, 2021

The “A” Word

Long ago, I wrote a post called the "V" Word. It explored Brené Brown's talk on vulnerability and its integral part in leading a whole-hearted life. Today I'm dropping the "A" bomb, a word and emotion that for many of us, especially women, is a "dirty" word. I'm Angry! Why Am I Angry? This anger has been building up inside…
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A Well-Loved Woman Love
March 8, 2021

A Well-Loved Woman

My sweet Mama, Susan Cecil Boone, passed peacefully February 16th surrounded by loved ones. You've often heard me speak of the love and respect I had for my Grandmother, but the woman who taught me the meaning of unconditional love is my sweet Mama. My Mom, sister, and I Those that know me well know how close I was to…
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Last Words No Regrets
January 3, 2021

Last Words

I spoke to my friend on Christmas day. We spoke of reconnecting, her editing my book, and a socially-distanced get together when I was back in town. Yesterday, I found out that she had passed. Within a week of her Covid diagnosis, she was gone. Patricia was a brilliant woman. One of those people that was a true writer and…
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The Gift of 2020 Hope
August 30, 2020

The Gift of 2020

I know what you're thinking. 2020 has brought so much sadness, death, suffering, struggle, challenge, sacrifice, and the list goes on. What could possibly be the gift in a year where most people around the world would unanimously agree, "enough of 2020 already." This meme has been making its rounds. some of the gifts that come to mind Awareness -- it seems…
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We Need a Leader Being the Change
June 14, 2020

We Need a Leader

I woke up to a message from my friend that struck me. She said, "What I feel the whole BLM is missing is that leader to speak for us. We don't have a MLK or a Malcom X right now." Her comment made me think about leadership in 2020. In the midst of Black Lives Matter, Covid, politics, global economic…
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The Next Right Thing Hope
March 26, 2020

The Next Right Thing

I love the sounds of my neighborhood. There's the little girl that loves, I mean LOVES jump roping. Every day her YeYe (Grandfather) times her to see how long she can go, and I can hear the rhythmic sound of plastic hitting the pavement over and over again, followed by excited exclamations of improvement. The Erhu, my favorite Chinese instrument, that my neighbor…
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Consistency Life changing moments
January 18, 2020

Consistency

Consistency -- it's not the sexiest word. Usually my new year's words are more along the lines of Freedom, Adventure, Joy, Dreams, or something equally opening and inspiring. If you told me a year ago I would start the new decade with a word like "Consistency," I would have scoffed and laughed in your face, and yet here I am…
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Celebrating 10 Years! Life Experiments
November 11, 2019

Celebrating 10 Years!

Today marks the 10-year-anniversary of 6 Months to Live! What started as a personal 6-month experiment, turned into a life philosophy and hopefully and most importantly, a catalyst for people to go after their own dreams and 6-month experiments. THERE IS A LOT TO CELEBRATE! Along the way, the blog received several awards and thanks to many of you reading, turned…
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Time Traveler ChoiceNo Regrets
October 5, 2019

Time Traveler

I just finished rewatching one of my favorite movies, It's About Time. It's not ruining the plot to tell you it's about a man who has the ability to travel back in time, but only to moments of his life that he's already lived. What if you had an opportunity to relive any day in your life? Or to undo…
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How to Deal With the Unexpected Choice
July 29, 2019

How to Deal With the Unexpected

Life is change, but that doesn't make it easy. How do you handle the unexpected? The unexpected happens, usually in a moment. Perhaps the better and more poignant question is: how do you deal with the uncertainty that follows the unexpected? It's normal to worry and stress, but the sooner you can shift your focus, the sooner you can move…
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Another Kind of V-Day Vulnerability
February 12, 2017

Another Kind of V-Day

We all enter the world the same---vulnerable and clueless. From day 1, we rely on our communities to school us in who we are in relation to others, what to (not) believe, and how to go about life. At some point, we may question one or more of these stories, and that's when the magic begins. the courage to question  How…
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What Can We Learn from Loss? Choice
February 5, 2017

What Can We Learn from Loss?

How does it feel to lose? Last night's Super Bowl Game was rough for Falcons fans. It's easy to feel defeated when your loyalties are on the losing side of history. After a big win, most of us know how to celebrate. We come together, we toast, we eat, we dance, we laugh, we unite. In loss, we don't always…
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Untold Stories Featured
August 30, 2015

Untold Stories

My favorite part of travel is hearing people's stories. You just never know who someone is until you learn more about their life. On a trip not so long ago, I sat next to a woman who was on a plane to New York for a funeral. Her best friend from childhood's grandfather had just passed away, and she was going home for the first time in years. On the surface, it would have seemed that this woman and I had nothing in common. I'm not even sure how we started talking, but over the course of our 2-hour flight, I learned about her life, her family, and most importantly, the recent death of her infant son. She shared with me…
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Episode 3: A Home for Music "6 Months to Live" TV
August 25, 2015

Episode 3: A Home for Music

https://vimeo.com/45029461 Music is powerful. It is one of humanity's most compelling ways to bring people together. Music has the ability to open hearts, spring inspiration, and dissolve borders. I hope you'll enjoy this episode dedicated to something that has brought so much beauty to the world. Many thanks to Jenny Kerr and her partner, Phil Milner, from the Jenny Kerr…
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Episode 6: Mary T. "6 Months to Live" TV
May 25, 2015

Episode 6: Mary T.

https://vimeo.com/50573350 Mary T. Boone lived to be 100. She ate ice cream every day of her life (except for Advent and Lent), went on a 19-day bus tour across the States in her 70's, and learned how to drive at age 59. She was an incredible woman who had a profound impact in the lives of those who knew and…
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