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Welcome to my blog: Perils and Pearls
My heart's desire in this endeavor is to offer support and encouragement to the hearts' of women. That you would feel accompanied - not alone - as we travel together and find the jewels in our sometimes perilous journeys.
The Power of an Arrow: Embracing Heart Change Without Cupid
We are into February (already!), probably reassessing the resolutions we made a month ago, and headed towards Valentine’s Day. So, I am...
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Feb 8, 20244 min read
The Gift That No One Returns
Being in the last half of January, most of you are probably through the irritating return process from Christmas gift-giving. The process...
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Jan 23, 20245 min read
Hope Rising - Who Couldn't Use Some?
Mmm...I love this photo I took several years ago while camping in one of our favorite Thanksgiving spots: McDowell Mountain Park outside...
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Jan 7, 20246 min read
It's Our #1 Desire - and Fear
"We grow up wanting to be known but terrified that we will be." * That statement says it all: Our #1 desire – and fear – is being known....
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Oct 25, 20234 min read
When Losing All Power is Powerful
We have been campers for decades. We progressed (or some diehard outdoorsies might say regressed), from being fine in a small thin (read:...
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Sep 29, 20235 min read
ChatGPT & I agree: An Attitude of Gratitude
I would venture to say we all know someone whose life perspective tends towards the ‘cup is half-empty’ viewpoint. Maybe that even...
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Sep 14, 20236 min read
It Was a River Rescue to Remember
Ahh...This photo, taken several years ago, looks to be an image of summertime bliss, of serenity, pleasure, relaxation. And it is all of...
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Aug 22, 20234 min read
How Do Others Experience You & Me?
I can move back into this Geri-quake scene from several years ago in a moment’s recall: I was participating in my life coach cohort...
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Aug 16, 20234 min read
A Top-Ten PTS: Sing My Way Through
A few posts ago, I shared an WSJ article about Personal Theme Songs (PTS). I have many; they change according to the season or situation...
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Aug 1, 20233 min read
The Voices in My Head
I think we can all relate to having various voices in our heads – some with a positive message or perspective, and others that can have...
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Jul 20, 20234 min read
Singing Prayers: Singing Them Thru
My last post – Standing in the Gap – was about intercessory prayer. Specifically, as I have experienced it, it is praying as someone,...
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Jul 11, 20234 min read
WSJ Talks About Personal Theme Songs
Recently (April 25), the Wall Street Journal had an interesting article (by Elizabeth Bernstein) about Personal Theme Songs (PTS)....
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May 24, 20234 min read
My Pace Was Interfering w/ My Peace
Our bodies are talking to us all the time. Are we listening? I wasn’t for a long, long time. Decades ago, He told me clearly, as I once...
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May 18, 20234 min read
Recovery While Climbing
How to Rest Without Stopping Your Race For fifty-two years now, in the historic Western town of Durango, Colorado, thousands of cyclists...
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Apr 19, 20236 min read
New Journal Entry Posted! "The Kiss"
To read my new journey entry post, go to the Journal page: https://www.perilsandpearls.com/journal . This journal entry is from a...
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Mar 20, 20231 min read
Has She Had Work Done?
I’m expecting every woman who sees this title to click on this post-ha! Is it that this question represents the zeitgeist of our current...
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Feb 27, 20235 min read
My box = Safe or stuck?
Many of you have had some exposure to the personality model of the Enneagram. As a Life Coach for over sixteen years, I have had training...
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Feb 15, 20234 min read
TMTD (Teach Me to Dance)
[In case you haven’t checked out the ‘so much more’ to be found in the menu of my blog site: Perils & Pearls -...
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Feb 9, 20235 min read
Swept into the Sea
A journey starts with one single story. Here’s one of my earliest… [Prelude: I know I came into this world being wanted. I was the first...
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Feb 1, 20235 min read
The First Broadcast Coach You’ll Meet
Hi, I’m so glad you dropped by! I’m pretty excited over here…I have joyful expectancy as I step out into what I believe is my most...
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Jan 24, 20233 min read
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