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How Did Your Life Go?

How Did Your Life Go?

The other day I went to my bookshelf and pulled a book. Hanging out a little it appeared to be calling for attention. The book turned out to be an old journal. In the journal I recorded feelings, ideas, life experiences sad and happy, love, ambitions. Spelling was terrible and I even made up new words (but then ... why not?)....

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Use Your Light

When you use your light the world shines brighter! Where can you shine? Want to learn new skills to help you and others? I was on the phone with a colleague yesterday. She and I are both in professions of helping others. We talked about "violence interrupters" and how folks are working to "de-escalate" and the damage that...

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Re-Opening Party – December 18th, 2022

Join Us for a Re-Opening Party.December 18th, 2 - 4pmOpen at 2:00pm for Munchies & DrinksStories at 3:00pm See all the changes. Join us for stories and a toast to the future! Donations: We are collecting donations for the Portland Rescue Mission. Please bring warm clothes, blankets, and new personal items (ie. toothbrushes,...

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Time to light your candle

Happy Holidays!Thank you sunrise, trees, birds, rivers and mountains for lifting the spirit! You and Mother Nature bring misty moist mornings brilliant buoyancy to spring Spirit from the dark depths and rise up from bed saying, “Okay! Okay! I’m up!”It’s the holidays!  So… how’s it going?Honestly have you courage to face the...

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A layer cake of holiday stress, mindfulness, and more

This year's holiday season is a special kind of stressful. Covid stress lingers on, but traveling and gatherings are back on the table, adding extra layers to the holiday stress cake. When my partner Rich witnessed me at peak anxiety while repacking for a recent trip after realizing I didn't have everything I needed, he reminded...

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Autumn Gratitude

On an autumn walk, one can find many things that are special to the season. Deciduous trees drop their leaves, of course, but the maples also drop their helicopter seed pods, the "apples" (galls) formed by nesting wasps fall from oaks, and mushrooms pop up to meet them from the soil below. We change too, adding layers of clothing...

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What if I did?

Have you ever found yourself asking, "what if I did?" Life sometimes seems to invite us to let go of what we know and discover what we can only find by taking a leap. Today, I'd like to share my story, with the hope that it inspires your curiosity about what could happen if you did that thing that's been calling to you.First, let...

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Happy Mother’s Day Conversation

Happy Mother’s Day Conversation

When was the last time you had a conversation with your mother? So much has changed in the current year. The pandemic has separated mothers from their grown children, we've lost moms, we've had to go to extremes we hadn't imagined, and more. How do you connect anymore? I've created new ways of connecting and making my mother feel...

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Building Bridges with Paint Parties

Over the last several months, Apositiva's Cat Wilson has had the wonderful opportunity to share the gift of art with young folks in North Carolina through virtual paint parties. The events have been organized in conjunction with several local organizations focused on violence prevention, criminal justice innovation, and providing...

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Facing Clutter And Making Space

Every holiday season, I pull out boxes of decorations that bring liveliness and joy to my home and our office at Apositiva. Lately I've noticed that there's much more in those boxes than what I need to decorate these spaces. Things change: we no longer have the upstairs part of the Apositiva office, my son Rick isn't around as...

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Book Launch Party – Lessons From a Fall – 11.06.20

Please join us! It's a Party! You are invited to our book launch! Due to Covid 19 the official launch of our book in book stores and cafes was delayed... and delayed ... and delayed..., so guess what?! We're doing it online! Official Book Launch The book that I’ve written with two other life coaches, Bela Friedman and Rebecca...

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Negative Stuff Bugging You?

Feeling down? Negative stuff bugging you ... news, attitudes? You can change it. Create a new theme for yourself that gives you a lift. My Mom's Theme My mom's recurrent theme is to put a bird on it. Every season mom sets out fresh decorations, and bakes something - always including a bird. Why? Because birds sing and make her...

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Head Bump!

Did you get lost in the world’s drama? Lose your touchstone? Get sucked into dark places? Sadness. Anger. Fear. What you need is a good head bump! One of my clients asked me the other day, “Are you always positive? Don’t you ever get down?” What can I say to such a compliment? “Sure. I have moments. It doesn’t have to be an hour...

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You’ve Been Holding It In

You've Been Holding It In The Scream! Right?  What you need is a place and time to let go.  Let all the frustration out.  Today is the day! July 29, 2020 - On a website in Iceland you can SCREAM ... at least on the website and let 'r rip!  They want to hear your scream. Go to the Iceland website www.lookslikeyouneediceland.com...

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Apositiva Has a New Address

Guess what?!  Apositiva has a new address.  Same location. New address. The City of Portland made some changes and as of May 1st, 2020, our address is one of those changes. Here is the new one: Apositiva, 37 South Hamilton Street, Ste. #1, Portland, OR 97239.

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A Planetary Moment

A Planetary Moment

                The Coronavirus pandemic is a new and unique situation. No one has been through anything like it. This situation requires cooperation between people, cultures, and countries. How can we take care of ourselves and contribute positively? What’s happening? A highly contagious...

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February Specialness – Mindfulness

February Specialness Offer: Mindfulness and More. Full series. Access to full online Mindfulness course and one (1) private online session with Cat Wilson. Click here for Full Series. ============================== Feel better package. Access to full online Mindfulness course. Click here. A self-paced online class. Good till...

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Connecting with Apositiva

UPDATE January 2020: Our phone and email and all good stuff is up thanks to the good folks at HookSEO. Remember that if you email us and don't get a response right away, call our landline 503-525-0595. Let us know, as sometimes things happen and we don't realize our email has a challenge until you call. You can reach us at...

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Do You Remember Your Song?

In this holiday season, we go back in our memories and visit the music of our past. Do you ever feel that you have a song in you? We all do, you know. Today, as we step into the holiday season, I wanted to share a beautiful thought about you and your music. Do You Remember Your Song? I read an article that talked about the song...

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Trimming the Plant of Life

Does your life have some old goals you aren't tending? Bad habits to cut out? Are opportunities waiting at the nodes? Perhaps it's time to do a little “life gardening.” Trimming the Plant of Life How do you keep your plant healthy? You maintain it by clipping brown leaves and making new plants by clipping and transplanting the...

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New Life Perspective

Are you feeling down? Holiday getting to you? Need new perspective? Who do you know who laughs at life? Comedians show us new ways of looking at life … and make us laugh. When we laugh, we feel better. New Life Perspective I searched for an inspirational comedian to inspire a new life perspective. Richard Pryor popped up and I...

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Got Holiday Stress? Try Peace of Mind.

Stress is something you face when life is not going your way. What if you had a 1-hour pass to peace of mind? Want to get a "reframe"? People Family members may love you and you may love them, but you may not like each other. When you know you are going to be around people who are different than you, embrace the changes. So what...

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Past Life/Future Life Benefit

Have you ever wondered if you lived before? Are you curious about time travel? Come to travel in time in a class to give you insight and benefit the community. On December 31, 2019 and January 1, 2020 Cat Wilson of Apositiva in Portland, Oregon holds the annual Past Lives/Future Lives Workshop, a benefit for the Portland Rescue...

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Mind Your Mind

  By Cat Wilson Are your thoughts serving you? Do you pick up stray words? Do you find yourself going down a dark path with your thoughts leading you to sadness, beating yourself up (beating yourself down)? Here are some tips on how to listen to yourself and engage productive thoughts by minding your mind. How do new words...

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Nurture Your Creative Nature

Are you a Creative? Many creative people are looking to express their passion. Yet, they get stuck. Do you have a creative nature you want to nurture? Creatives are artists, poets, musicians, writers, as well as talk show hosts, coaches, leaders, film makers, physicists (yes, technical people can be creatives, too), and other...

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Growing Coach Training Preview – Friday, November 8th!

Growing Coach Training Preview Do you want to make a difference? BE a Coach. Find out how Growing Coach Training can further your journey with Cat Wilson. This training is for Creative Coaches. There are lots of ways to help people  discover their life path or juggle a new business. Creativity opens the spirit. Click here to...

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For information or to set an appointment: Apositiva Center / Apositiva Institute On the phone: (503) 525-0595