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Virtues
Elenore Roosevelt has often been described as a courageous woman. Loyal, wise, and a seeker of justice are also a few of the virtues that...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Feb 22, 20222 min read


Slow and Steady
A friend introduced me to the practice of a One-Minute Sabbath that I have incorporated into my daily routine. These one-minute sabbaths...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Feb 14, 20222 min read


Reframing Habits
I did not grow up doing Lenten practices. I really don’t know why these practices were not something that was emphasized in my childhood...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Feb 7, 20223 min read


Habits?
My grandfather took a walk around 4pm every day to our local drugstore to buy a newspaper, then he stopped at the donut shop across the...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jan 31, 20222 min read


How Change Reveals Our True Colors
Fall is finally in its full swing and the trees and shrubs are putting on their final colorful show. There is a particular stretch of a...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Nov 8, 20212 min read


Can We Talk?
I follow a talking dog on Instagram. Really, a talking dog! Her name is Bunny and she “talks” to her human parents using buttons that say...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Sep 7, 20214 min read


THE PLATITUDES OF GRATITUDE
I have a love/hate relationship with gratitude. I understand how important it is to be grateful for all the big and little things in...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 16, 20213 min read


The Gift of Gratitude
My friend and I recently went on a road trip to visit a mutual friend. Someone who we have not seen face to face in years, we have stayed...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 9, 20212 min read


THE EXAMEN EFFECT
In our previous blog, Maryanne explained the origin of the Examen, a 16th century Ignatian spiritual practice, and she described how to...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 28, 20213 min read


Daily What?!?
One practice that Henrieta and I both utilize is a daily contemplation (mostly daily, sometimes weekly, but my goal is daily, I am far...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 12, 20212 min read


Lesson From a Wave
A few weeks ago, I was sitting on the beach watching the waves flow in and out. I found the rhythm of the waves calming and comforting....
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jun 28, 20213 min read


The Value of it all!
Accountability --- that is my main value in life. Why can’t anything in my life be cool and exciting! My core value is accountability,...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Apr 9, 20213 min read


Being a Happy Volunteer: Lessons Learned From 25 Years of Volunteer Work
Being a volunteer is a huge part of my life. I have been a volunteer for over 25 years now. Most of my volunteering has been connected to...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Sep 8, 20204 min read


Relationships and the Enneagram
I have been married to my husband for 39 years. In that time, I have come to understand some of his idiosyncrasies and he mine. I feel...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 27, 20203 min read


I'm a 2!
My Enneagram type is a Two. A type Two is a helper and a server. Two’s are usually motivated by a need to love and be loved and needed....
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 17, 20203 min read


Dealing with Life’s Ebbs and Flows: Living the Resurrection
Just this morning, Maryanne, our mentor and friend Bob Sitze (from fullofyears.org), and I were talking about the changes that we as a...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
May 28, 20203 min read


THE ART OF COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS
One of the values that Maryanne and I have put in our mission statement is that we work on connecting people to the communities they are...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Feb 10, 20204 min read
Self-Care Is Not Self-Maintenance
I have always struggled with how to do self-care well. I don’t have all the right answers, but I am slowly learning what self-care really...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 30, 20193 min read


Spreading Joy
When I was leaving the health club a few days ago, a mom and her young son were just coming in. The boy was dancing down the hall. When I...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 22, 20192 min read


Transitions
Last week my husband and I helped our daughter pack up and move for her sophomore year in college. This week we were helping my son pack...
Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 25, 20192 min read
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