Episodes

197 Amara Dumlao

Amara grew up moving to many places.  She sought a sense of ‘where is home’.  Place making was initially challenging.  However, she learned to be good at resource gathering and became a global citizen.  Today, she brings people together digitally.  Amara shares these wonderful nuggets of life wisdom:
– home is the space where people find a common ground
– nurture relationships with people
– there’s always an opportunity for a challenge to become a resource
– to give pause to situations that are challenging
– find communities that exists
– be open when you come to something new

https://www.facebook.com/AmaraDumlao 
https://twitter.com/amaradumlao 
https://www.instagram.com/amaradumlao 
https://www.facebook.com/AmaraDumlao 
https://www.tiktok.com/@amaradumlao 

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https://storiesthatempower.wordpress.com 

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Special – Barbara Santarelli

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Barbara’s father abandoned his family, when she was 3 years old. As she grew up, she had a hunger to get to know her dad. She felt mixed emotions, including anger, hope, rejecting him, wanting to make up for lost time and letting go. Through this journey, Barbara was able to find forgiveness. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– it’s never too late to forgive
– consider looking at unresolved issues
– love is constant
– allow yourself to have curiosity about alternatives
– look for the positive

https://truthsdaughtermemoir.com 

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https://storiesthatempower.wordpress.com

 

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196 Ed Ahern

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Ed worked for 54 years. Once he entered retirement, he didn’t want to simply vegetate. Ed always wanted to write, so he took courses. He achieved his goal of coming better and accepted as a writer. Ed shares these wonderful nuggets of life wisdom:
– recognize who and where you are
– work in the measure of your own capability
– you don’t have to stop producing, when you retire
– keep your mind unrusted
– do what you can
– the end doesn’t have to be bitter
– writing can be gratifying and self fulfilling

https://www.facebook.com/edward.ahern.39 
https://www.instagram.com/edwardahern1860

tags: Ed, Ahern, writer, author, poet, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.wordpress.com 

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