On A Limb with Claudia

Whether you celebrate Chanuka, Kwanza, Christmas, Ramadan, the Solstice or the simply joy of the day,
may you and yours be showered with blessings in the year ahead.

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If you’ve been around my blog for a while,  you know that I have a fascination with happiness and happiness research. As a working therapist, I sat with people who admited to having the life they wanted and they weren’t happy. I worked with felony offenders who had nothing - no money, no status, barely [...]

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The CEO suggested that I post a TED.com video once a week.
When I listen/watch these videos, I can’t help but feel hopeful and optimistic. These are the interesting, fascinating people of our time. I’m delighted to take a day to share them.
And since we all know that Fridays are light work days, I hope [...]

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This is my wish for you:

My wish for you:
Smiles when sadness comes,
Comfort on difficult days,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Hugs when spirits sag,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Faith so that you can believe,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth, [...]

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I love Sundays. I love Unconscious Mutterings (created by LunaNina.com).  I love, love, love them!
It makes me so happy that in the middle of this contentious time, we can come together for a few word prompts.  There’s so much hope in every single one of these postings.  We display our hope and potential here every [...]

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“Most people don’t know that there are angels
whose only job is to make sure
you don’t get too comfortable and fall asleep and miss your life.”

While I doubt the current crisis is brought about by angels, I do think it’s a great opportunity to wake up to our lives.
Happy Monday!

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I wanted to share a few human stories from my street.

Hedge Fund guy: We moved into our home in March, 2002.  Hedge Fund guy was one of the first people we met.  We’d never heard of a Hedge Fund.  He was a funny, friendly guy who taught skiing to disabled people in his free time.  [...]

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I had quite an adventure last week at my Aunt Mary Ellen’s home in California.  Aunt Mary Ellen was a hoarder.   I thought I would share some stories I heard about her while I was there.
Please know that I tell these stories with real love and laughter.  Aunt Mary Ellen would have been thrilled to [...]

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This is a picture of my grandfather, Pierson Mitchell Hall. I almost never talk about him.  I don’t think I’ve ever written in public about him.
He was a lot of different things to a lot of different people.  In his hey day, he was one of the most powerful and influential men in California.  So [...]

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“The important thing is this:
To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”

–Charles Dubois
I’ve been through an experience that defies conversation.  I can only say that I know I see the chains with which I hold myself back.
This week, I’ll work to articulate where I was and what [...]

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