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
- Feb 14
- 2 min
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...
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Henrieta Ribeiro
- Feb 7
- 3 min
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...
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Maryanne Kyle
- Jan 31
- 2 min
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...
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Henrieta Ribeiro
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Henrieta Ribeiro
- Sep 7, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Henrieta Ribeiro
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Maryanne Kyle
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Henrieta Ribeiro
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Maryanne Kyle
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Maryanne Kyle
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
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....
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Maryanne Kyle
- Apr 9, 2021
- 3 min
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,...
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Henrieta Ribeiro
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Henrieta Ribeiro
- Jul 27, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Maryanne Kyle
- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
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....
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henrietaribeiro
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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henrietaribeiro
- Feb 10, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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henrietaribeiro
- Oct 30, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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Maryanne Kyle
- Oct 22, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Maryanne Kyle
- Aug 25, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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