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Cindy S. Yantis
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The Magic Is in the Details

Writing (and life) advice from the two Jerrys (Seinfeld and Lewis) — Seinfield: “How many is too many? How many are enough?” (as in details) Lewis: “You have to do it to find out?” (as in finding the details) Jerry Seinfield had coffee with his most significant comedy influence, Jerry Lewis. Gosh, when two legends get together, and the rest of us…

Life

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The Magic is in the Details
The Magic is in the Details
Life

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This One Question Will Shift Your Mindset and Change Your Life

It’s Become One of My Most Useful Mantras — I recently reconnected with an old friend with whom I’d been out of touch for several years, like almost a decade. She’s going through a challenging transition which includes selling her home, something she doesn’t want to do, but has to. Interestingly, I went through a similar transition at about…

Life Lessons

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This One Question Will Shift Your Mindset and Change Your Life
This One Question Will Shift Your Mindset and Change Your Life
Life Lessons

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ILLUMINATION

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When the Hands of Time Make You Cry

A dialogue about aging well — I gazed at my hand, draped palm-down on the book I was reading. It surprised me when the tears came. What I saw was crepey skin gathered at the base of my thumb and soft wrinkles pooling around my knuckles. What I saw was my mother’s hand, the shape, and…

Baby Boomers

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When the Hands of Time Make You Cry
When the Hands of Time Make You Cry
Baby Boomers

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ILLUMINATION

·Aug 25

“Thank you, Teacher.”

8 ways life teaches you lessons — Life’s teachers are literally everywhere. If you’re looking. Relationships Are Great Teachers I had a beautiful conversation with a dear friend this week. We were working through something together, something that had found the space in our open hearts to discuss and resolve. Not the easiest thing for two people who avoid conflict. …

Life Lessons

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“Thank you, Teacher.”
“Thank you, Teacher.”
Life Lessons

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ILLUMINATION

·Jan 2

Your Must Question

That is not a typo. Sometimes a happy accident appears in your day that sets thoughts and motions in different directions. If you’re paying attention. I was scrolling through my email when the subject line, “Your must question,” caught my attention. “Your must question.” At least, that’s what I thought…

Self Improvement

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Your Must Question
Your Must Question
Self Improvement

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Six Word Photo Story Challenge

·Aug 26, 2022

How Each Day is New

Summer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shine!” —

Monthly Challenge

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How Each Day is New
How Each Day is New
Monthly Challenge

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ILLUMINATION

·Aug 23, 2022

Finding Space in All the Noise

It comes down to this — The calm lake beckoned. The house was still sleeping as I fixed my coffee, wrapped in a blanket against the early morning chill, and found a perfect spot in an Adirondack chair on the dock over Lake LBJ. Not a ripple. The houses across the lake reflected perfect mirror images…

Creativity

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Finding Space in All the Noise
Finding Space in All the Noise
Creativity

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MIDFORM

·Aug 15, 2022

7 Ways to Help You Claim Your Divinity

Are you living yours? — “Trust and value your own divinity.” Wayne Dyer It’s what Sheryl Crow had to say about Michael Jackson: “He was in his divinity.” She toured with him early in her career and recalled standing in the offstage wings. …

Life Purpose

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7 Ways to Help You Claim Your Divinity
7 Ways to Help You Claim Your Divinity
Life Purpose

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Aug 8, 2022

What’s Through That Portal?

What may or may not be stopping you from opportunity — A dense cluster of trees framed the path ahead of me on my morning walk this morning. It was a new route so I was unfamiliar with the terrain. As I neared, I found myself looking for escape routes. …

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What’s Through That Portal?
What’s Through That Portal?

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ILLUMINATION

·Aug 3, 2022

How Letting Go is a Four-Letter Word

It makes total sense when you think about it — “Oh honey, life is about letting go.” A friend’s mother gave her this pearl of wisdom after she’d had her first child. She was in a state of angst when every little thing seemed weighted and overly important. “Oh honey, life is about letting go,” her mother said. The idea…

Life Lessons

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How Letting Go is a Four-Letter Word
How Letting Go is a Four-Letter Word
Life Lessons

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Cindy S. Yantis

Cindy S. Yantis

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Storyteller. Creativity coach. I write about life lessons thru metaphor & creativity. Proud aunt. Pet mama. linktr.ee/cindysueyantis

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