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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.
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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