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From Passion to Purpose – Part 2

June 23, 2020 jjmachakos Leave a comment

Julie, here… In the last blog I shared with you about the Boise Trails Challenge, a really cool event happening…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: do hard things, dreams, from passion to purpose, goal setting, goals, make a difference, make the world a better place, purpose

The Power of Community

September 24, 2018 jjmachakos Leave a comment

Julie, here… Do you have community?  You know, folks who support you, who’ve got your back, who help you reach…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: community, courage, desires, do something, dreams, elevate life, friendships, goals, have impact in the world, impact, life elevated, make a difference, make the world a better place, passion, purpose, relationships, share life

Retreat! Retreat!

September 7, 2018 jjmachakos 10d Comments

Julie, here… As I’ve mentioned in a previous blog, we have recently just launched both our children into young adulthood,…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: dreams, elevate life, exercise, goals, inspiration, life elevated, meditation, mini-retreat, movement, passion, purpose, reading, rejuvenation, rest, retreat

“Empty” Nesting?

September 2, 2018 jjmachakos 4d Comments

Julie, here… Just a week-and-a-half ago, both our sons left home for the next phase of their lives. Our older…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: courage, do the next thing, dreams, elevate life, empty nest, goals, have impact in the world, life elevated, make a difference, make the world a better place, passion, purpose, relationships, self-improvement, share life

Be Like Mandela

July 18, 2018 jjmachakos Leave a comment

Julie, here… Today is Mandela Day (see website here for more on this), commemorating 100 years since the birth of Nelson…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: #MandelaDay, convictions, courage, do something, dreams, elevate life, goals, have impact in the world, impact, life elevated, make a difference, make the world a better place, make your voice heard, Mandela Day, Nelson Mandela, passion, purpose, share life

Einstein Was Right

July 9, 2018 jjmachakos 1 Comment

Julie, here… Albert Einstein.  Now he was a smart guy.   Einstein’s theories and discoveries changed the way we think about…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: come alive, create, creativity, do something, do the next thing, dreams, elevate life, goals, have impact in the world, idea, impact, life elevated, make a difference, make the world a better place, make your voice heard, passion, purpose

Who Do You Listen To?

May 7, 2018 jjmachakos 2d Comments

Julie, here… Listen.  Stop right now, close your eyes and listen.  Go ahead. Take just 10 seconds. Good. I’m sitting…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: desires, do something, dreams, have impact in the world, make a difference, make the world a better place, purpose, voices, who do you listen to

On Perseverance

April 21, 2018 jjmachakos 4d Comments

Julie, here… I’m hoping some of my Juneau, Alaska friends were drawn in by the title of this blog.  There…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: courage, desires, do something, dreams, elevate life, goals, have impact in the world, impact, life elevated, make a difference, make the world a better place, passion, purpose

We Can’t Not

January 29, 2018 jjmachakos Leave a comment

Julie, here… I just finished reading a book that ripped me up.  So powerful was the injustice on page after…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: courage, desires, dreams, elevate life, goals, have impact in the world, impact, life elevated, make a difference, make the world a better place, passion, purpose, self-improvement

The First Step

January 15, 2018 jjmachakos 2d Comments

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Today is…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: courage, desires, dreams, elevate life, goals, have impact in the world, impact, life elevated, make a difference, make the world a better place, passion, purpose

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