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Metaphors

Metaphors to live by

by Joanna on December 14, 2007

Here are some of the most powerful metaphors that we use to explore, to learn about, to make sense of life. Dancing as the adventure of being alive “… and the invitation opens up another a new metaphor: of life as a dance. Dancing as the adventure of being alive. Which brings us back to [...]

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Happy butterfly day

by Joanna on August 10, 2007

I got the chance to see the Warhol exhibition the other day. It was good – well laid out, with enough space to enjoy and admire some of his most iconic work. One of the pictures that I loved the most though was this one that I found tucked away in one of the lower-ground [...]

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Looking for the right path

by Joanna on July 9, 2007

I don’t know if you’ve ever found yourself looking for the ‘right’ path? Wondering if the life that you’re living, the choices that you’re making are taking you in the ‘right’ direction, being true to yourself, living the life that you were ‘meant’ to live? The search for the path is a recurring theme in [...]

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Time to get out of the elevator

by Joanna on June 16, 2007

I had a timely reminder the other day of the way that we can get trapped – unwittingly – in our own metaphors.  I was talking to my son about possible career moves in the future, and admitted my concern that I would be taking a step down from where I had been before.  With [...]

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Golfing as a metaphor for life

by Joanna on May 19, 2007

I’m no golfer so I’ve never really thought about golfing as a metaphor for life before.  However when I stumbled upon a post at Verve Coaching headed “Ease Up and Don’t Swing So Hard!” I was immediately struck by the metaphor – and keen to read more. Perhaps it was something in the words that [...]

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