Tag: personal development

• The Charade Ends Here: Nature, nurture and radical acceptance

  

  Disclaimer: I want to be perfectly clear here that this text is not intended to explain recent events in the news, nor to excuse them. It is also not meant to represent the experience of all adoptees. It is a personal reflection, for which I take full responsibility. Yesterday my online writing course instructor gave…

  Claire Maria Ford

  February 18, 2023

  adoption, authenticity

  adoption, identity, personal development, radical acceptance

• 2023: What are you going to embody this year?

  

  It’s easy to see how someone who has an all-consuming passion can embody it to the point that their entire life is an illustration of their inner motivation (e.g., athletes, politicians, artists, scientists). They know what it is that they’re passionate about. But what if you don’t really know? Like me? Like you, maybe?

  Claire Maria Ford

  January 9, 2023

  New Year

  amanda blake, centering, dance, embodiment, esl, language, learning, life, mark nepo, Mindfulness, motivation, parker j. palmer, personal development, philosophy, reflections, ted shawn, work

• Do you believe in what you’re doing?

  

  Why does it matter? More like: why doesn’t it matter? I was having a conversation with one of my adult sons about personal work choices. I suppose he was trying to figure out my mindset.  It got me thinking. I realized that at some point I made a decision to only do work that I…

  Claire Maria Ford

  June 17, 2019

  dreams

  career choice, job satisfaction, motivation, personal development, professional development, professional identity, values, work, workplace, workplace wellbeing