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Jul
18

The Power of Retreat

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning, Travel/Explore

Funny how the purple walls work in this room. I begin penning this post in a charming room of the Globe Hotel in Sierraville, CA. Sierraville is a sweet dot of...
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Jun
20

Our 31st Anniversary

Posted in Living & Learning Tagged Family, Relationships

We hit the milestone 30-year anniversary last year. The 31st anniversary seems a bit anticlimactic but I still want to express to John in some way how much he means...
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Jun
13

Remembering My Dad

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning

It's a perfect San Francisco Saturday-in-June afternoon in North Beach. Sunny with a hint of fog in the air, a bit breezy. I'm sitting in Caffe Greco on Columbus Avenue...
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Jun
4

Attention: You Are Now Leaving Your Comfort Zone

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning, Travel/Explore Tagged perennially speaking, Sue Imperial, travel

Travel is a funny thing. When planning a trip, we tend to focus on the destination(s) we have in mind. And rightly so. But as I've come to discover, where...
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May
31

The Most Terrifying Question I Was Ever Asked

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning Tagged perennially speaking, Sue Imperial

A few years back while participating in a weekend workshop on -wait for it - love and intimacy, one of the exercises called for all of the attendees to pair...
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May
28

A Warm Welcome from “Perennially Speaking”

Posted in "Perennially Speaking", Living & Learning Tagged perennially speaking, Sue Imperial

I'm sure I am not alone when I say that I've reached a point in my life when I feel like I have something meaningful to say. Perhaps even something...
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Apr
2

Easier Than You Think: Exploring Meditation

Posted in Living & Learning Tagged be present, being present, Buddhists, deep breathing, Forbes, meditate, Meditation, Mental noise, Monkey mind, New York Times, Pacific Ocean

I've tried meditation but always abandoned it because I felt that I simply couldn't do it "right." I considered myself a failure at meditating because my brain seems to have...
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