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Reconnect with the 7-year-old You
I went on a yoga retreat a couple of years ago. We had a wonderful guided meditation where the instructor told us to visualize our...
hopecook
Jan 15, 20214 min read


2021, You Decide How it's Going to Go
Let's start with a visioning exercise. Imagine one year from now. You're sitting at home and reflecting on the year. You sigh...
hopecook
Jan 8, 20215 min read


Happy(?!) New Year
We're all happy to say goodbye to 2020 but not everyone is excited about 2021, either. The holiday season is a rough time of year for...
hopecook
Jan 1, 20214 min read


Surrender Experiment at Work
I'm reading Michael Singer's Surrender Experiment. It's written like an autobiography and chronicles his life of surrendering over and...
hopecook
Oct 23, 20203 min read


Sneaky Ways Your Battery is Getting Drained and How to Stop it.
I wrote previously about "range anxiety" with my Leaf, but today I want to talk about the battery. I have an electric Leaf named Fred...
hopecook
Dec 8, 20183 min read


How to Overcome the Bony Grip of Fear Around Your Ankles
I dreamt last night about snakes. In my dream, two dark brown snakes had wrapped themselves around my ankles, one on each side. I...
hopecook
Nov 18, 20184 min read


Range Anxiety, Testing the Limits of Your Comfort Zone
I drive a Leaf. Yep, one of those little electric cars. No, it's not a hybrid. Yes, I have to plug it in at night. Yes, I even drive it...
hopecook
Nov 10, 20184 min read


What is Real? Do you Feel Real? A Lesson From the Velveteen Rabbit
"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when he and the Skin Horse were lying side by side near the nursery fender?" ... "Real isn't...
hopecook
Nov 6, 20183 min read
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