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Is Your Anger Getting in the Way of Being Trusted?

May 19, 2020 by Lea Brovedani

“A wise parent understands the confusion of an angry child.” – James Baraz from Awakening Joy – How many of you are feeling there is more trust in the world than there ever was before? Come on. Show of hands. Anyone? I didn’t think so. Trust has taken a nosedive. Right now I think we … Read more

Trust During the Coronavirus Pandemic

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by Lea Brovedani

One of the most important aspects of creating trust is showing you care. At this time we need to reach out and show our care to people who may be feeling frightened or isolated. We need to ‘touch’ each other with our concern and love even as we physically distance ourselves from others. Check on neighbors, friends … Read more

Loving Kindness Meditation

February 25, 2020February 20, 2020 by Lea Brovedani

I had a Galantine lunch with my friend Lisa and we shared how we didn’t always treat our selves with loving-kindness but we were seriously working on our self-talk. Valentine’s Day has passed yet it’s not too late to find ways to have a healthier loving relationship with our own minds and bodies. You may … Read more

Knowing & Doing

July 25, 2019 by Lea Brovedani

When I was an HR manager, we did competency-based interviews. We wanted examples from people who could show us they could do what they said they could do. This was the first step in finding the right people for the job. Questions were used to find out how they used specific skills and how they approached problems, tasks or challenges…

Loving and Trusting the Most Important Person in Your Life

March 19, 2019February 14, 2019 by Lea Brovedani

It may be hard for you to love and trust this person. They’ve made promises to you over and over again, just to break them without consideration. They have been verbally abusive and others have noticed and been uncomfortable. It’s not always bad. Sometimes they surprise you and come through in the biggest way, exceeding … Read more

Finding the Pony

September 21, 2018 by Lea Brovedani

There was a large boom and the floor of our room shook. Our dog Athena jumped up on the bed and tried to crawl under the covers. We bolted up right looked at each other and said “What the heck was that?!

Tolerance and Trustworthiness – Finding the better way!

February 9, 2019June 18, 2018 by Lea Brovedani

What if we worked at tolerance? I read a post hiding bigotry and hatred by posing it as a fight against political correctness. It was dishonest and untrustworthy. They posited that not accepting their fight against “political correctness” was a sign of intolerance, weakness and dangerous to society because it hides the “real” problems. They weren’t talking about political correctness, which is meant to stand for fairness and open-mindedness, but the new subverted meaning, which is described as a condescending way of talking and elitist principles that wastes time.

Yoga, Trust and the Art of Life

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by Lea Brovedani

Did you know that I lived in India for a year from 2011 to 2012? Ric was on an assignment that was supposed to last 3 years which unfortunately was shortened to one year but oh my, what a year. I love India! It was a year where I got to write, speak in exotic … Read more

You – Me – and The Problem

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 by Lea Brovedani

The look was what got me. It was visible hurt and embarrassment of being put down in front of others over something that should have been quietly discussed in private. If you want people to trust you and show you care about them, praise in public, critique in private. A business issue or a personal … Read more

Trust in Turbulent Times

January 3, 2018July 25, 2017 by Lea Brovedani

What and who can you trust when it seems like all the rulebooks have been thrown out? Even 20 somethings are nostalgic for the good old days… Have you heard the tale of the poisoned well? There was once a wise king who ruled over a vast city. He was feared for his might and … Read more

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