by Ray DePaola | Aug 5, 2013 | gratitude, Life Coaching
My Daily Gratitude– A clear, cool, fall-feeling day. A lovely walk with my wife through downtown, then a run to help get calm and still. A refreshing shower, then Day One of the 21-Day Meditation Challenge. Conference Call with 21 Cadets about “Going...
by Ray DePaola | Aug 4, 2013 | Life Coaching, Meditation
In preparation for Deepak & Oprah’s 21-Day Meditation Challenge that starts tomorrow, as well as tomorrow’s Cadet call “Going Deep with The Universe” that I’m hosting, I watched Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday episode: Meditation 101....
by Ray DePaola | Aug 3, 2013 | Life Coaching, QOTW
Question of the Week– I was thinking about how funny it looks watching a dog chasing its own tail. It reminds me of when I’m talking with someone who tells me how much ___________ (better, happier, easier, more fulfilling) her/his life would be, if s/he...
by Ray DePaola | Aug 2, 2013 | Life Coaching
Today, technology got a little wonky. It has happened a few times around the Life Coach Training work with Martha Beck. Maybe the magic causes technology to act up? At any rate, here’s my last 100-word homework assignment to Martha for my training. Plus, a...
by Ray DePaola | Aug 1, 2013 | gratitude, Life Coaching
Yesterday marked the last day in my 31-Day Self-Challenge, to post daily each day in July. I commented last night on what I learned from the experience. Tonight I wanted to share some numbers with you. For the month of July, I had a reported 791 views of my pages,...
by Ray DePaola | Jul 31, 2013 | Life Coaching
Here it is–Day 31 of my Posting Challenge! I have found this a valuable exercise. I have done my best to write something fresh, personal, and worthwhile each day. I hope you have enjoyed and/or benefited from my words. I have learned some more about myself. I...
by Ray DePaola | Jul 30, 2013 | Life Coaching
Alright, hide the kids and proceed at your own risk–this is going to come out straight, no chaser! I (we) just got back from a lovely, adventurous, fun vacation, and I have this gnawing question on my mind: Why do we (I) need to take a vacation from our (my)...
by Ray DePaola | Jul 29, 2013 | gratitude, Meditation
A few days ago, my wife encountered a teapot. She’s a tea drinker, so I thought she would be interested in using the teapot. The teapot was stained inside from use, so my wife filled it with hot water and soap and let it soak. The next day, she spent a good...
by Ray DePaola | Jul 28, 2013 | gratitude
Today was a full, bright, happy kind of day. We walked in the sunshine toward the water and on the boardwalk, joining the weekend crowds in finally enjoying a summer weekend day that was not stormy or miserably hot. Owners watched their dogs run with other dogs and...
by Ray DePaola | Jul 27, 2013 | Life Coaching
The other day, I asked my new friend Nathalie, an artist, how she knew when a painting was done. I am paraphrasing, but she explained to me that she uses a multi-layered process, so the first half, even more, is a building up, without a real plan of knowing where the...
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