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Community Challenge: Create Every Day Acts of Happiness

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At our last #OMHG chat we talked about how we apply our ethics to our  lives and businesses. The one thing that came out loud and clear is that we all believe in spreading love and sweetness to help create a kinder world. After our chat I read this beautiful post by Colleen Attara on The Petit Cadeau blog about spreading hope notes, then just yesterday Gabrielle of The Green … [Read more...] about Community Challenge: Create Every Day Acts of Happiness

Servant Leaders & Tempered Radicals: Fumbling Towards Ethical Leadership

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  Click here to download a printable copy of Einstein's quote!  One thing editing OMHG has taught me over and over again is that none of us know what we are doing but all of us can learn from each other along the way. I didn't set out to turn OMHG into a community that was rooted in my ethics of social change and service. I had planned to keep my head down and market my … [Read more...] about Servant Leaders & Tempered Radicals: Fumbling Towards Ethical Leadership

Exceeding Expectation: My Alt Summit Experience

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This month I intended to let go of my expectations and comparisons so I could lift off for Altitude Summit feeling confident in myself and the story that lives under my skin. It worked! I flew to Los Angeles for a few days of talking and dreaming with Dyana Valentine on the beaches of Santa Monica and laughing in her kitchen while stirring up food to feed her genius. I spent my … [Read more...] about Exceeding Expectation: My Alt Summit Experience

JANUARY=Intention: Don't Compare Your Inside to Someone Else's Outside

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I couldn't just pick one word for year so I chose 12 focus words I wanted to explore with a post of pondering + a print/printable on the first Sunday of each month for our 2013 Happy Healthy planner. It's not too late to grab a copy of the planner and join us but if you already have one you love here is the list of focus words so you can follow along. January's focus word is: … [Read more...] about JANUARY=Intention: Don't Compare Your Inside to Someone Else's Outside

A Very Simple Wish: End Sex Trafficking

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  Last year when Erin Giles invited me to share an essay on Love and be a part of her End Sex Trafficking campaign I was excited to support her and lend my voice to her call for freedom. In the past year I have watched her build this campaign from a small idea to a force to be reckoned with!  Erin has collected 60 essays on love, knowledge + freedom by a long list of … [Read more...] about A Very Simple Wish: End Sex Trafficking