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Rise Up and Show Up
Brene Brown inspires me! Tears flow when reading or hearing her wisdom. In her family manifesto, one of the statements that struck my...
Mona Cooley
Sep 26, 20192 min read


Motivated to De-Clutter
This September long weekend, I started decluttering my office. This is a spot that has papers, bags, and stuff everywhere. I said to my...
Mona Cooley
Sep 6, 20192 min read


Lively Conversation Opens Doors
Seven days of rich, heartfelt, and soulful conversations with others has spiraled into opening doors for more conversations. When you...
Mona Cooley
Aug 30, 20192 min read


Birthday Wishes
Turning 71 was filled with wishes from family and friends. I am more than grateful for all the wishes and comments such as, “We are not...
Mona Cooley
Aug 23, 20193 min read


Are You Ready?
Picture this… family situations in total chaos, drama with everyone snapping at each other and you can’t escape fast enough. Sound...
Mona Cooley
Aug 16, 20192 min read


Treasure Family Memories
How much family time do you take to have fun, play cards, camp or just hang out with each other? There was a time that our family...
Mona Cooley
Aug 12, 20192 min read


Making Decisions
When a family attends the 10-week session, it takes time to make progress with making decisions about difficult situations, but when the...
Mona Cooley
Aug 2, 20193 min read


Compassion and Boundaries
The conversations that happen in our 10-week sessions go beyond the expected. Such as how does compassion and boundaries come into the...
Mona Cooley
Jul 26, 20192 min read


Women in War Zones
Listening to Oprah this morning, Zainab Salbi wrote this very powerful poem. Her book is mentioned as well, which talks about her life...
Mona Cooley
Jul 19, 20192 min read


What Is Wisdom?
“That knowledge is the accumulation of facts, insight is an understanding of what we might do with the facts, and wisdom is the judicious...
Mona Cooley
Jul 12, 20193 min read


Something To Think About
ISSUES – when fears and panic cloud thinking, this is what happens: · Fixing · Not giving your best · Spread self too thin · Slipping...
Mona Cooley
Jul 5, 20191 min read


Juno - Setting Boundaries
Juno is Chad and Heather’s (my son and daughter-in-law) dog who sets his own boundaries. Wow, if Juno can set boundaries, you can do it...
Mona Cooley
Jun 21, 20193 min read


Talking About Vulnerability And Shame
“Vulnerability is the birth place of innovation, creativity and change,” according to Brene Brown. Think about this statement. Innovation...
Mona Cooley
Jun 17, 20192 min read


We All Need To Come Together!
“We all need to come together,” is being said more and more in the paper, in political environments and in networking with businesses and...
Mona Cooley
Jun 7, 20194 min read


Masking the Core Issues
While walking in the morning, my creative juices stirred and the words “MASKING THE CORE ISSUES” popped into my head. When I hear words...
Mona Cooley
May 24, 20193 min read


Questions
You have been receiving our newsletter, kudos to Melissa who does a fabulous makeover every week. Attending a session yesterday,...
Mona Cooley
May 16, 20192 min read


Conflict Can Be Healthy
The blog this week is for you to think about the quote below. What I am encouraging you to do is think about how you can implement what...
Mona Cooley
May 13, 20193 min read


How To Listen
What happens in the 10-week sessions? Hearing there was a 96% success rating in a pilot project supported by Thumbs Up Foundation in...
Mona Cooley
Apr 18, 20193 min read


Lead With Purpose
Recently, I facilitated a group of leaders who attended seven 1-hour sessions to work through challenges, learn from each other, share...
Mona Cooley
Apr 12, 20192 min read


Scared of Being Bashed
“I am scared I am going to be bashed” – This statement has been mentioned to me several times. Loved ones think if they were to...
Mona Cooley
Apr 5, 20193 min read
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