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Freedom, Justice, InTERdependence

Freedom, Justice, and InTERdependence On July 4th 2022, having received a series of recent Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) decisions, my mind goes to the topics of freedom, justice, and inTERdependence. And with that trio,

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Values as Compass

Values as Compass My life partner and I engaged a coach to attend to wealth redistribution related to reparations. We entered that first session with many questions. Many more have surfaced since then. Some of our

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Four Worlds

Four Worlds: Emerging and Merging Outside world. One’s inner sensations. Thought. Vision/ intention/ attention. Four entirely different realms, sometimes with drastically different realities. We often are not conscious of each of these four realms at once

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Developmental Coaching – What’s that?

Developmental Coaching – What’s that? My marriage covenant vows “to love, support, challenge, and grow.” While marriage is a far different relationship than coaching, in my experience, developmental coaching includes an admixture of all those activities.

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Time to pivot?

Time to pivot? During this COVID-19 pandemic, so many of us are asking, “What matters most to me?” “In what ways do I want to use my life’s energy?” “Who do I want to be?” Others

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Coaching & Sourdough

Sourdough and Coaching by Viv Hawkins with coaching from Johanna Cornelissen The sourdough apple bread dough is “proofing” in a Philadelphia kitchen. Soon, from the oven, it will sweetly cinnamony fragrance the whole home. During the

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#DontReturntoNormal Part 3: Do

#DontReturntoNormal Part 3 – DO This is the final post in a three-part series asking, “How are you living in ‘active hope’ during these tumultuous times? What do you need to create a more perfect life

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#DontReturntoNormal Part 2: Discern

#DontReturntoNormal Part 2 – Discern #DontReturntoNormal part 1– Dream opened with this quote from Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone’s Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy. “Since Active Hope doesn’t require

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Meaning-making and Transformation

Meaning-making and Transformation Tupaia’s map fascinates me. Until recently, some people perceived the map as a hoax and regarded Tupaia, its maker, as a fraud. But, seen through different eyes, with a worldview akin to its

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Out Beyond Your “Ought” Self

Out Beyond Your “Ought” Self What are your vision and values? Not your spouse’s, your mother’s or your father’s. Not society’s, or your church’s. Not what others say you “ought” to be. What are YOUR vision

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My Story Your Story

My Story… Your Story? Here’s a little about me – Viv Hawkins. Maybe something here will echo with you. I’ve heard and followed a call for many years. For me, it’s been since 2005 to inspire,

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Communities of Practice Introduction

Communities of Practice Small groups gathered together to receive and offer support from and to one another are powerful resources to foster our growth. Groups of this sort increase accountability to one’s goals significantly. They can,

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Coaching Introduction

Coaching: One Perspective For me, coaching is simply the co-creative art and practice of helping a person change in the way they wish. It may invite us into a three step process: Dream, Discern, and Do,

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