Larry F

Spiritual Well-being is defined as an expanding sense of purpose and meaning in life, including one's values and ethics. It may or may not involve religious activities. It can be a diverse and individualized aspect of health.

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Coach It Forward

Building upon the Pay it Forward model. Today more than ever, people are wanting Coaching, Mentorship or Mediation support for Lifestyle and Vocational purposes; often becoming unaffordable to many when needed most. If you are interested in receiving or offering Support Services contact me.

Assessments

Assessments technology can help to deepen and assist our conversations and the journey of discovery. They can bring common language to our natural, adapted and preferred dynamics. Strengths-Finder 2.0: As unique individuals, we each have our own special ways of successfully approaching the people and events in our lives.  We use our greatest talents instinctively; …

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Conversations

When we connect to our Higher-self (Spirit, Soul) and our Human-Self (Body, Mind, Emotions) for guidance, we open a space for growth and healing. We can focus on general Well-being or assisting with specific Lifestyle situations. Facilitator is a person that makes an action or process easy or easier. A true educator acts as a facilitator …

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Human-Centered

A Human-Centered Approach to Facilitation and Coaching: Human-Centered          |  Traditional ( Present / Future)         |  ( Past ) Collaborative model    |  Doctor – Patient Partnership Role            |  Expert Role Helping Orientation     |  Analytical Sustainability                …

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Mind and Emotions

The journey of connecting to and understanding our mind and emotional self is experiential by its very nature; a heart-centered adventure of the lush and deep world of emotions, soul and energetic awareness. If you can learn to work with your emotions and discover the messages they contain, you can develop a more wholesome and …

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Mediation Benefits

Larry J. Fontana, Mediation Partnership Disputes | Personal and Business Customer and Employee-Employer Grievances Difficult Conversations | Discuss what matters most Mediation Points to Consider: Nothing you say or show to the mediator will be communicated to the other side without your express permission. Mediation fees are nominal compared to the potential savings of a …

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Movie Review Essay – Freedom Writers

The Freedom Writers Diary Larry J. Fontana For my sociological movie review I selected “The Freedom Writers Diary,” a provocative movie based on real characters and current-day events. The movie begins with images of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots: buildings burning, overturned cars on fire, people running, yelling and shooting guns, while dead and wounded …

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Spiritual Journey

Every Spirit or Soul Journey is a quest to discover something true and meaningful about ourselves. We usually ask big questions, and they are not for the faint of heart. Since we are all intrinsically connected to one Source, thinking we can operate independently from the whole is like a drop of water thinking it …

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Strengths

A review of your natural strengths and talents can help identify awareness, abilities and motivations, providing insight into well-being and possibilities. Many years of research conducted by The Gallup Organization suggest that the most effective people are those who understand their strengths and behaviors. “There is no more effective way to empower people than to …

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Way of Life

Way-of-Life Journey inspires us to explore and connect to elements of our unique Lifestyle, Health and Vocational choices through conversations, insights, practice and reflection. Human-Self (mind, body, emotions) and Higher-Self (Spirit, Soul.) Mind: The mind is the faculty most often associated with consciousness, perception, thinking, language and memory. “The body cannot live without the mind.” …

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