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Hi, I am glad you are here. My name is Laura Roeven and I am a certified Life and Relationship Coach. On this page I publish weekly articles with practical tips on joyful living. If you enjoy these articles and would like to learn more, please visit my main website.
Until then... I invite you to grab a cup of tea, scroll down, and enjoy the read.
Namaste,
Laura
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Recipe for Fantastic!
Imagine mixing in a little fantastic in the recipe of ordinary. What does your mix look like?
Laura Roeven
Feb 27, 20203 min read
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Warming the Deep Freeze: A Guidebook out of the Doldrums
I feel vibrant colors with field trips, learning something new, feeling cared for, asking for what I need, noticing when I get exactly...
Laura Roeven
Feb 20, 20204 min read
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My Grown-Up Valentine
Like a banquet set with delicious dishes, you offer the world amazing things. This Valentine’s day, how is your replenishment? Is anyone at
Laura Roeven
Feb 13, 20202 min read
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Lost Treasure: changing the narrative on grief
So often we push away, ignore, and un-friend grief. Why would we welcome this dreary guest? Because what we do not tend to as a kind and...
Laura Roeven
Feb 6, 20204 min read
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Stepping Into Your Power
Why is it that when our partner grows and changes, we want to stuff them back into the box we’ve known them as? Because that is where we are
Laura Roeven
Jan 30, 20204 min read
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Do the Opposite
It does not always feel good when we’re figuring out what is going on. We need time to get our bearings after we fall into a hole or...
Laura Roeven
Jan 23, 20203 min read
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Love on a Locomotive: All Aboard!
Distraction and inattentiveness are hazards when maintaining your locomotive. What would 20-30 minutes a day catching up with your partner..
Laura Roeven
Jan 16, 20202 min read
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Return to the Treasure
The moment is entirely cleansed of future thoughts, past lingerings, expectations or worry. This is freedom. Awe is a natural reset.
Laura Roeven
Jan 10, 20202 min read
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The Power of Using Metaphor (part 3 of 3)
When I see the chickadee rushing and flitting from branch to branch to consume winter’s bounty, I hold my story with more ease and remember
Laura Roeven
Jan 3, 20202 min read
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The Power of using Metaphor (part 2 of 3)
Fusing yourself to a vivid scene allows for new ways of seeing. Not only do you feel and see the heart of the matter, the vivid refining...
Laura Roeven
Dec 27, 20193 min read
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The Power of Using Metaphor (part 1 of 3)
Like the surprise of seeing the poem unfold, a metaphor peels back what we are experiencing with clarity and depth.
Laura Roeven
Dec 19, 20193 min read
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It Starts With A Wish
This reflection is for all who are in a relationship that feels stuck and lonely. Dormant love can be rekindled and grow into something new.
Laura Roeven
Dec 12, 20193 min read
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20 Questions to help prepare for the holidays
The holiday season has started. Here are twenty questions to prep your attitude and heart.
Laura Roeven
Dec 6, 20191 min read
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Pushed into the Deep. Now what?
This moment engages me fully by surprise. One moment, I am standing on the pier and the next, I am flying through the air and into the lake.
Laura Roeven
Nov 21, 20193 min read
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Between Order and Chaos
Every human has a threshold ranging from Chaos to Order. The sweet spot is in the place of both. Creativity. What’s your tendency?
Laura Roeven
Nov 14, 20193 min read
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Murmurations: The Mysterious Dance of the Common Starling
As I watched the group of starlings, I was keenly aware that I was “the Seer” of this majestic event. I felt so small watching the outline..
Laura Roeven
Nov 7, 20194 min read
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Tintinnabulation
I think this word describes the feeling of ah-ha perfectly. The voice of the bell announcing, feels the same as when...
Laura Roeven
Nov 1, 20192 min read
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Drop the Story
If you are breathing in a human body, there are things left undone. Only Hollywood is completed after a 90 minute episode.
Laura Roeven
Oct 24, 20193 min read
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Dragons Live On The Edges Of The Map
It is amazing what we conjure up when we are feeling small, helpless and frightened. Doubt is an amazing conjurer of dragons in our waters.
Laura Roeven
Oct 17, 20192 min read
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Live Deeply In Your Daily Life
It takes practice to live with mindfulness. In this video, Thich Nhat Hanh, describes the act of walking slowly with the thought of returni
Laura Roeven
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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