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July 2025

Blame Is a Giant Penguin
But we can learn to move without it.
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Kathleen Smith
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Why Bad Definitions of Success Stick To Us
And how you learn to shake them off.
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Kathleen Smith
3
Not Everything Has to Be Discussed
Are you talking about your feelings to manage tension?
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Kathleen Smith
1
Why We're So Allergic to Being Managed
And why our efforts to direct others often backfire.
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Kathleen Smith
2

June 2025

10 Questions for the Middle of the Year
Where has your energy gone, and where do you want it to go?
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Kathleen Smith
1
Want to stir things up? Move towards someone.
How contact teaches us something about our relationships.
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Kathleen Smith
Staying Smart When Others Are Anxious
Responding to the ideas, not the intensity.
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Kathleen Smith
4
Here's One for the Impatient Folks
How boredom can help us move towards ourselves.
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Kathleen Smith
3

May 2025

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