Deborah Martin
BS, MS, MCC, PMC
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Deborah Martin Quick Facts
Most of my inspirations come from my wanderings though Northe Michigan and Ontario when I am attached to only the moment I am in during my travels. I have discovered more in the woods and on the water tha I have in all my years ofrnformal education. Sometimes my insights last only a moment and the next minuter I'm contradicting myself. Some of my insights I'm sure will last a lifetime. But it can never be my place to tell you what you must do, what is wrong, orrnwhy. My ramblings here are just an invitation for you to take a look for yourself and enjoy. Please take what suits you, discard what does not. I won't mind a bit.
I think exploring oneself while in nature is one of the most powerful things we can do. With Mother Nature as the inspirational background, I love to introduce "The Wilds" to others through my writing and my Adventure Coachingr Retreats.
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A Fly In My House
There's a fly in my house. It has been here for two days. It's smaller and looks different than the house flies I've seen all winter. And it's bigger than a fruit fly, so I know it didn't come from the bananas in the kitchen. I'm excited. It's the first sign of spring! This fly may be a misfit, ...
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The Top Ten Reasons To Take The Dogs For A Walk
1. As Jersey and Styx (my dogs) say, "It blows the stink off." My dogs mean this a little more literally tha I do. But I do notice that as I allow daily worry and conce s to creep in, I begin to nsmell. 2. It keeps you putting one foot in front of the other. If it's true that movement creates ...
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Time Out!
Did you make the shift to daylight savings with grace and ease? I didn't. Oh, my routine wasn't altered much. Within a day or two, I was past any effects on my circadian rhythm. It's just that twice a year the time change annoys me. Now before I hear from all of you who have a preference one way ...
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Spring Frenzy
I started to write about Spring Fever because that's what I thought I was experiencing. But a quick trip to my dictionary and quite a bit of contemplatio I've shifted my opinion of my symptoms. I think what I had was “Spring Frenzy.” With this clarity, I was more open to this week's ...
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Standing Out
Ah, February. I look out my window and see nothing but white. Or so it seems in this frozen month. But that's impossible I say and so I challenge myself to see the color. And ever so slowly, the whole host of browns that have been there all along emerges as I notice tree trunks. Then, ...
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Finding A Little Adventure
I have had more than my share of exciting times and I’m grateful for every one of them. There was the time the bear came into camp at 11:00 p.m. and we listened to him consume two weeks worth of food for two people and a dog in only six hours. At 5:00 a.m., when it became obvious he had run out ...
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Your Big Yellow Bus
The big yellow school bus is coming down my road again. The neighborhood kids seem happy. The dogs are not. The kids are no longer around during the day and Jersey is going to drop a little weight without all the treats they have been bringing her this summer. I must admit that when I see the ...
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Wiggle Room
I was paddling a new river a couple of weekends ago and came up behind a beaver. He didn't know I was there. I spoke up, trying to give him fair warning, but by the time I saw him, I was on top of the poor fellow. We were both pretty surprised. As we went down river together at about the same ...
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Wiggle Room
I was paddling a new river a couple of weekends ago and came up behind a beaver. He didn't know I was there. I spoke up, trying to give him fair warning, but by the time I saw him, I was on top of the poor fellow. We were both pretty surprised. As we went down river together at about the same ...
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What's Perfect About Imperfection?
Let me try something new but please, please, please, let me do it right and well the first time. If we always do things well, always do things right, and people know us as someone who always gets it right, then we've set ourselves up. It's costing us. As my friend John pointed out just ...
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The Evolution of Coping
Last week, two people told me they are “coping.” That conce s me. The first time I heard this, I grab the dictionary and I learned that to “cope” is “to struggle or deal, esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success.” Even though I read the words “even terms” and “degree of ...
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Living Light
Clearing Clutter I live in what I have always considered a pretty clutter-free home. But after reading Karen Kingston's book “Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui,” I've realized I can still do with less. I started last week. The little clutter I have already cleared has had a surprising affect on ...
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