A Blessed Life

No matter how crazy life gets, how challenging certain situations become, how harried I sometimes feel, all I need to do is pause, take a look around, catch a glimpse of my amazing family, friends and associates and it hits me:  I live such a blessed life.  On this date, in particular, I always feel […]

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The Long Tail of Gratitude. Guest Post by Marcia McMullen

Introduction from Alana: In this season of gratitude, I’ve been thinking a lot about the origins of gratitude and how it is manifested.  To help give some context, I called on (OK, begged) my dear friend, Marcia McMullen.  Some of you will recall that I first introduced Marcia to the CLC Community back in January […]

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Thankful

For family, health and wellness, good friends, love, fun times, travel, laughter, my career, resilience, home, equality, community, support, smiles, memories, the kindness of strangers, creativity, ideas, connecting with people – new and renewed, good food, red wine, nature, freedom, quality of life, the Kansas City Royals, unity, connections, solutions, collaboration, memories, innovation, confidence, strength, […]

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