Lessons From a Coconut Tree
What can I learn from a coconut tree? That is a question I asked as I gazed upon a giant tree during my morning sit time on a recent trip...
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All That Jazz
April 30th is International Jazz Day! The U.S. National Museum–called The Smithsonian–calls jazz both a historic and living American art form. It may have been born in the U.S., but...
The Enneagram – part 1
The following article by Jeannette is about something I have personally come to see as a fantastic personal growth tool. As I continue to learn about my type, I see...
Hope For A New Year
HOPE! There is something hopeful about new things. New babies seem to represent the promise of a bright future. Springtime brings new life from the death and dormancy of autumn...
058: Who is Dr. Deb? (& ideas for the new year)
In this episode, Kaleigh O’Donnel interviews Dr. Deb about goals, personal development, culture, experience, travel, and life. “Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve...
056: Dealing With Your Stuff
Dealing with our “stuff” is serious business, a topic many either avoid or don’t know how to tackle. In this candid conversation, Helen Milam talks about her journey to greater...
055: Control, Letting Go & Jazz
Mandy Todd is a trained musician and Director of Music and the Arts at a First Congregational Church in Colorado Springs. She has always liked having a sense of personal...
Avoiding Transformation
This article is part of a series on scapegoating by Franciscian, Richard Rohr. It seems we always find some way to avoid the transformation of our pain. There’s the common...
049: Planting God
Derek Schoenhoff talks about his just-released book, Planting God, an attempt to make God more accessible to everyone. Dedicated to rethinking stereotypical concepts of God, many of which are inconsistent...
026: Going Nowhere in Every Direction
Lacking a sense of direction can cause us to wander aimlessly. In this episode, you’ll learn from Dr. MelindaJoy Mingo about living with purpose and intention. She uses Alice in...
Magic Eraser
Mr. Clean has a whole line of “Magic Erasers” that promise to remove dirt, scuffs, soap scum and other nastiness of life. But what if there was a product to...
002: Living With Purpose
In episode 002, Dr. Deb interviews John Henry about Living With Purpose. John is the director of student mobilization at University of the Nations. He introduces students to overseas volunteer projects....
001: Getting Beyond The Zombie Life
In this premier episode, we bring a conversation between Dr. Deb and lifecoach Jeannette Slater. We all get stuck and start living life on auto-pilot. In a sense, we start acting...
Vulnerability
In addition to sharing thoughts with you, I like to share resources that I find to be helpful. Here is a video on The Power of Vulnerability by Sociologist Brené Brown....
Fear of Freedom
Many things speak to us. Nature. Music. A glance. Words. Art. While searching the web for art reproductions, I came across this piece, titled, Fear of Freedom, by photographer and...
Do You Need A Life Coach?
Albert Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” During the past year I have been training to be a lay life...
