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Gina Greenlee, Author
Nov 6, 20221 min read
The Rules
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. Katharine Hepburn Heavy into shopping at the markets in Jaipur, India, I realized I was...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 30, 20221 min read
The Gabor Maté Reader
Acclaimed Canadian physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté has worked for decades in Vancouver as a family physician, palliative care...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Mind-blowing Dance Vol. 2: Duo Straps by Tarek & Kami Lynne
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Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Mind-blowing Dance Vol. 1: Tuu by Momix
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Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 9, 20221 min read
In the Grand Scream of Life I’m Doing Well
I’m wild, wet, worn and woven into gossamer hung between earth and heaven in a five-star dream where angels are liberated from Satan’s...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Oct 2, 20220 min read


Gina Greenlee, Author
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Letting Go
A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you can control it. John Steinbeck I visited the port city of...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Sep 18, 20221 min read
A Black-Owned Beach Is Returned to Its Owners after 97 Years
Wedding portrait of Charles Aaron and Willa A. Bruce who purchased the beachfront property in 1912. Image Credit: California African...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Sep 12, 20220 min read


Gina Greenlee, Author
Sep 7, 20221 min read
Crushed by Negative News? Sign up for the Reasons to be Cheerful Newsletter
Discovering Reasonstobecheerful was a lifesaver. I discovered it on Oct 7, 2021, when I was feeling deeply hopeless about humanity....


Gina Greenlee, Author
Aug 28, 20221 min read
Hatching an Idea is a Lot Like Baking Bread
“Hatching an idea is a lot like baking bread. An idea needs to rise. If you poke at it too much at the beginning, if you keep checking on...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Aug 21, 20221 min read
She Dreams of Dance
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Gina Greenlee, Author
Aug 14, 20221 min read
Conversation Starter: SNL’s Amazon Go Skit
“So, you want me to just take something and walk out?”


Gina Greenlee, Author
Aug 7, 20222 min read
Stepping Out: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York
I learned that I was very capable on my own after years, during marriage, of being told I was incapable. Lynda, 69-year-old “financial...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Don’t Put Your Passions on Hold
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Gina Greenlee, Author
Jul 24, 20222 min read
Perception: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York
I was living in New Jersey and I had moved from a small town in upstate New York for work. My job required me to travel to the Manhattan...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Jul 19, 20221 min read
Power Recipe No. 8: You are in Control
“The only way you can ever live the life you want to, is by first accepting that you are the one in control of it.” Lee Crutchley


Gina Greenlee, Author
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Father Once Told Me…
… he believed my mother deliberately stuck me with pins while she was changing my diaper when I was a baby. Growing Up Not Quite Jewish...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Jul 4, 20223 min read
What’s a 45?
When I was in my 40s, I mentioned to a woman half my age at the time that I had asked a friend to make music CDs from my 45s. And she...


Gina Greenlee, Author
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Power Recipe No. 7: Upgrade Your Conviction
“Don’t downgrade your dream just to fit your reality. Upgrade your conviction to match your destiny.” Stuart Scott
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