Reading Time: < 1 minute The shakeup of Trump’s legal team comes as his lawyers prepare for a legal showdown with Mueller, sources familiar with their thinking have told CNN. It’s the most public signal to date that Trump believes his “fake news” narrative might not be enough to save his presidency.
Flood is aggressive, he’s professional, and he’s experienced. Emmet Flood is not one of Trump’s usual “yes” men. He’s a gamechanger, signaling the game at the White House has changed.
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Totally Transform Your Whole Life + Biz With This One (Delicious) Practice
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 4 minutes Every Monday morning, without fail, I take myself + my journals + my laptop + my magic pen (the silver one with the green ink) to my local coffee-shop and I have a meeting with my inner CEO and a whole squad of metaphorical mentors.
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Take a Test That Will Show You Your Unconscious Biases – Because the More You Know the Better You Can Be
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes Harvard has created a test that takes a few minutes that is particularly accurate in identifying individual unconscious bias.
Everyone should take this test. It’s like getting a peek at the hard code of your brain’s computer. It might change the way you see yourself and others.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Although public support for the Iran deal has reached its highest point previously recorded, according to a new poll, right as a deadline approaches for President Trump to re-certify the agreement in 10 days.
56 percent of people polled in the Morning Consult–Politico survey released Wednesday morning backed the nuclear deal, while 26 percent opposed it.
Republican voters are split, with 46 percent of voters in favor of the bill versus 42 percent against it.
The level of net support is at its highest since the last time it reached 56 percent, in April 2017. Despite all that, Trump is about to de-certify and it’s a watershed moment for American foreign policy and the world.
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The Caravan, Pence & Arpaio, Mueller: 3 Stories You Should Read Today – 5/2/2018
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. The caravan…
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Getting Away From Domestic Violence: How to Leave and Stay Safe in Your New Home
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 3 minutes If you are a survivor of domestic violence, your number one goal is to get out safely. Doing this might be easier said than done, but with the right resources and support, finding a new way forward is possible. Use these resources to find a safe way out so you can begin to heal.
Reading Time: 4 minutes I call it, “trying to manifest in the churn.” When you’re in a sailboat headed for the open ocean, there is always a patch of water between the harbor and the clear flat ocean that gets a little or a lot rough. That is what we would call the churn. It’s easy to get stuck in the harbor because you don’t want to even get into the churn. It’s also easy to get stuck in the churn if all you can focus on is the choppy water.
When you’re aligned, inspiration shouldn’t be far behind. If you’re waiting too long for some sort of inspiration, it’s a sure sign you’re not as aligned as you might think you are. It may also be a sign you’re trying to align with the wrong thing.
Simply put, we often get stuck trying to manage our alignment to something too close to where we stand.
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Mueller’s Questions, Michelle Wolf, Cosby: 3 Stories You Should Read Today – 4/1/2018
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. What Mueller…
Reading Time: 5 minutes The thing is, if frequent blemish outbreaks plague your life you really have to dig a little deeper. Sure, natural cleansers, masks and toners will help. And even some of the high-quality commercial products (formulated with natural ingredients) might temporarily bring you closer to your dream of a flawless complexion.
But if you don’t at least try to address the root cause of the problem it’s like just slapping on so much more cover-up.
Come to think of it—this is a metaphor for A LOT of things in life. But I’ll save those thoughts for another post.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In my experience, it always pays to be honest about our own feelings and emotions. As human beings we are a powerful creators and our feelings are a miracle. Learning to acknowledge them, embrace them, trust them and communicate them well, and remembering to do it all with kindness is a worthy goal. Telling the naked truth in a way that is kind is a powerful skill worth mastering.