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To Mothers Who are Fathers, Happy Father’s Day!

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on September 4, 2016May 21, 2017
  • Reflections

To more than 780 thousand single mother families in Australia, to the mothers who are the fathers in their households around the world, Happy Father’s Day! In June 2012, according to the Australian Bureau of […]

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The Fire Within

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on August 28, 2016August 28, 2016
  • Reflections

It’s easy to be upbeat when all seems well in life. A peaceful home, good health, a loving family … that’s what makes me smile! And it’s even better when the weather is cooperating, too. To step […]

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Deep Waters (Love Casts Out Fear)

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on July 12, 2016May 21, 2017
  • Journeys and Choices
Courage

I was twelve when my auntie nearly drowned. One minute, we were side by side lying on inflated tubes, bobbing gently above the calm waters, the seashore just a few feet away. The next minute, […]

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When Sadness Saves The Day (Reflections On Life And The Movie “Inside Out”)

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on August 26, 2015
  • Learning Moments
Cheering for Sadness when she saves the day

I saw the movie “Inside Out” and cheered for Sadness when she saved the day. My daughter was very persuasive. I only watch a few movies each year. Animated ones are not usually on top […]

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n x Failure = Success (Fail Fast, Recover Quickly, Learn Well)

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on July 30, 2015March 4, 2018
  • Ideas in Action
Failure is a natural ingredient of innovation and success.

A long, long time ago, I thought I was invincible. A typical teenager! Do you know someone like this? I was eighteen years old and on my third year as a chemical engineering student in […]

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Delighted by @LinkedInHelp (Why Waiting for LinkedIn To Restore My Account Was Worth It)

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on June 30, 2015July 7, 2015
  • Learning Moments
LinkedIn Wait Un-LinkedIn

June 30 5:30 pm Update: I am a delighted LinkedIn customer again. In just over a day from when I flagged the problem, @LinkedInHelp (Fred / Kat) restored my access and explained why they took the […]

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Time to Breathe (Being Quiet and Still)

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on April 29, 2015April 30, 2015
  • Ideas in Action
When facing trouble, find time to be quiet and still

A few weeks ago, I temporarily parked my blogger’s ‘pen’ to take the time to breathe, to renew and refresh my spirit. Now I’m back! I would like to share with you what happened, why […]

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All Things New (We Get Sharper With Age)

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on April 7, 2015April 12, 2015
  • Ideas in Action
Life gets better everyday when the mind and spirit are renewed

“How do you stay so positive in the middle of all these #*^&* Joyce?” said James* who sat across from me. It baffles my colleagues when I turn up each morning and greet them with a cheerful […]

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Like New Year’s Day

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on March 30, 2015March 29, 2015
  • Reflections
New Beginnings

It was like New Year’s Day when I brought her home, my gorgeous first-born. When that child, now a woman, came out of surgery with a spirit and a smile unscathed by the scalpel. When ten […]

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Beautiful, Beautiful Philippines (May Peace Be Yours in Abundance)

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on March 17, 2015March 18, 2015
  • Future Talk
Unity in prayer for peace

The slaughter of the Philippines National Police – Special Action Force personnel #fallen44 in #Mamasapano have troubled me deeply. Where is peace? What is the price of freedom from the clutches of terror, greed and corruption, ineptitude […]

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Making New Memories (Broken Vessels)

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on March 6, 2015October 11, 2017
  • Ideas in Action
Broken Not Forsaken

“All these pieces Broken and scattered In mercy gathered Mended and whole … Amazing grace!” It was the end of winter, but the house and yard still looked bleak from the street. It was empty, […]

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What Is Simple?

  • by Joyce Harkness: Inspiring Leaders
  • Posted on February 24, 2015February 24, 2015
  • Reflections
Simple is a matter of perspective

Guest Post by Miriam Harkness It has been three weeks since my first (and hopefully last) major operation. Those twenty-one days have been some of the best and the worst of my entire life. It […]

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  • Thinking Differently: On Miracles November 19, 2016
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  • To Mothers Who are Fathers, Happy Father’s Day! September 4, 2016
  • The Fire Within August 28, 2016
  • Deep Waters (Love Casts Out Fear) July 12, 2016

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