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Joan Snyder Fernandez

Memoir

In everything I do I believe in pushing against the edges of limitation. In everything I do I believe in finding connection. These bits of memoir are where these beliefs began.
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September 28, 2016

Ready 2.0

September 28, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Ready 2.0

A comeback struggle comes to a head at the foot of Philadelphia’s Museum of Art stairway where the iconic underdog Rocky persevered.

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September 28, 2016/ Joan Fernandez/ 1 Comment
FernandezEdge, Family
Eric Fernandez, Running, Race, Philadelphia, Rocky, Sylvester Stallone, Grit, Eric, Olympics, running, persistence, setbacks, Angela Duckworth, grit, race
September 06, 2016

Mountain Whisperer

September 06, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Mountain Whisperer

A trip to Peru’s vanished civilization Machu Picchu shatters time.

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September 06, 2016/ Joan Fernandez/ 2 Comments
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Peru, Machu Picchu, Bucket List, Inca, time, Marty Rubin, peace, perspective
July 14, 2016

Alchemy

July 14, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Alchemy

An inspiring and kooky medley of success that came about when by refusing to discard any interests in the name of a “traditional” career.

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Frederich Buechner, calling, Steven Tomlinson, reunion, England
June 07, 2016

Game on

June 07, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Game on

A memory of an epic birthday surprise with a twist.

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June 07, 2016/ Joan Fernandez/ 2 Comments
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life chapters, teenager, motherhood, empathy, siblings, legacy, Ralph Waldo Emerson
May 17, 2016

Teachable Moments

May 17, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Teachable Moments

When just small moments (and Wonder Woman examples) can change the course of thought.
Maybe not on theme?

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May 17, 2016/ Joan Fernandez/ 2 Comments
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Teachable Moments, fighter, women's rights, injustice, moral compass, Wonder Woman
April 27, 2016

Ready

April 27, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Ready

On the eve of the Olympic Trials hope for another beginning.

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April 27, 2016/ Joan Fernandez/ 2 Comments
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Eric Fernandez, Running, Race, Jay Z, Olympics, competition, cross country, Eric, writing, Vladmir Nabokev
April 13, 2016

How to be a genius

April 13, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
How to be a genius

When dedication to one goal lifts the performance of many.

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Michael J. Gelb, genius, Leonardo Da Vinci, coachable, openness, running
March 29, 2016

Connections

March 29, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Connections

A parable about mental boomerangs and intention.

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Connections, Commanality, culture, John Guarre, Six Degrees, Six Degrees of separation, Aylan Kurdi, Brussels, terrorism, Pierre Pradervand, The Gentle Art of Blessing, blessing
March 15, 2016

Rio Risk

March 15, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Rio Risk

Close encounter with a caiman and Brazilian revolutionary

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Rio de Janeiro, Mark Twain, Tijuca forest, culture, Jimmy Carter, common ground, democracy
March 01, 2016

Enigmas

March 01, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Enigmas

An unexpected phone call untangles a chaotic career beginning.

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M.C. Escher, writing, poetry, love, order, Tulsa, Blue Whale of Catoosa
February 16, 2016

Un-random Acts

February 16, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Un-random Acts

When dicey situations bring kindness to the surface.

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Un-random Acts, improv, Kindness, Yes and..., New York City, kindness
February 02, 2016

Stolen Kisses

February 02, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
Stolen Kisses

How a chain letter multiplied romance.

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February 02, 2016/ Joan Fernandez/ 1 Comment
FernandezEdge, Friendship
Valentine's Day, Nadine Stair, If I Had My Life to Live Over I Would Pick More Daisies, spontaneity, boldness, chain letter, kisses
January 19, 2016

New Beginnings

January 19, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
New Beginnings

Discovering that when we can not change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

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Prague, Auschwitz, WWII, Resolutions, Chris Brogan, Pavlov, Viktor Frankl, Terezin, Alyson Richmond, Perseverance, Transcendence, Velvet Revolution, Viktor, Man's search for meaning, My Three Words, Relinquish, International, Share
January 05, 2016

For the Love of It

January 05, 2016/ Joan Fernandez
For the Love of It

When being an amateur is brave.

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January 05, 2016/ Joan Fernandez/ 1 Comment
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Austin Kleon, Show your work!, amateur, Shunryn Suzuki, New York City, Cuba
December 22, 2015

Perfect Work

December 22, 2015/ Joan Fernandez
Perfect Work

Unrelated, individual past events have a way of stitching together a perfect answer.

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FernandezEdge, Career
Perfect Work, Discovery, Purpose, Steve Jobs, Jim Henson, family, moving, New York City, Illinois, self-doubt, 99u, resolutions
December 08, 2015

On Account of You Promised

December 08, 2015/ Joan Fernandez
On Account of You Promised

Love makes you bold.

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Accountability partner, bucket list, Twyla Tharp, University of Wisconsin, Patagonia, Richard Nixon
November 24, 2015

Don't Should on Yourself

November 24, 2015/ Joan Fernandez
Don't Should on Yourself

Beating yourself up -- I should have... I shouldn't have -- gets you nowhere forward.

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November 24, 2015/ Joan Fernandez/ 1 Comment
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Thanksgiving, Family, forgiveness, regret, Sierra Leone, Fambul Tok, Libby Hoffman, Donald Hall, Robert Graves, Wellspring
November 10, 2015

Bein' Brazen

November 10, 2015/ Joan Fernandez
Bein' Brazen

Tackling the intractable. 

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November 10, 2015/ Joan Fernandez/ 2 Comments
FernandezEdge, Writing
Esalen Institute, Rally, writers, travel, purpose, decisions, change, United Nations, life chapter, self-doubt, goals
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