Minx Boren
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Minx Boren is a Master Certified Coach, credentialed through the International Coach Federation, as well as a motivational speaker and workshop/webinar facilitator. She is author/co-author of sixteen books, including Friendship Is a Journey, Healing Is a Journey, and, most recently, Decades of Gratitude, Gusto, Grit & Grace. Minx is a longtime community leader and activist and has served as president of Executive Women of the Palm Beaches 2013-14 and as a member of the Board of Directors of The Women’s Foundation of Florida since 2007. She is the 2013 recipient of the Giraffe Project, presented by Women’s Chamber of Commerce to women who “stick their neck out for others. ”Her current focus is on exploring with olders what it means to grow into our later years with gratitude, grace, and gusto. As an adjunct professor at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, she offers courses on such topics as Navigating by Values, Resilience in Stressful Times, and Healthwise Living. As an author, Coach Minx leads workshops at spas and wellness centers as well as for the Women’s Foundation of Florida for those who want to write a book or articles for publication or simply want to learn to journal their personal reflections more effectively. Minx is the CJO – Chief Journaling Officer – for Purpose Journals, a company that offers unique journals, webinars, tools, an active writing community along with significant support for anyone who wants to “discover yourself on the page.” Minx is involved with developing and presenting local Sustainable Living initiatives including, because of her background in nutrition and wellness, programs on Food Glorious Food – A Sustainable Perspective. For the past 10 years, she has been sending out a Balance Point Newsletter every other week – thought-provoking ideas, questions, and action challenges - along with selections of poetry from her poem-a-day practice – all from a coach perspective. You can sign up to receive them on her website.
ENJOY MY PUBLISHED ARCHIVES
It’s Been a Time …
"How amazing. How miraculous.
How inspiring. How hope-giving
and spirit-lifting." ...
Questions Without Answers
"Have we not, each and all of us
at some time
and perhaps many times
faced those life-altering moments
where nothing will ever again
be quite the same?" ...
Your Comfort Zone
“There is danger
in the comfort zone
where complacency can create
an apathetic vacancy
allowing us to fall asleep
at the wheel of our life." ...
Prayer
"May love light my path
May my path lead to love
May I embrace all with a more willing heart" ...
Your Kindness Arrived
"your warmth melted away
my frozen fears and your voice
quieted my bluesy bouts of despondence
was the unimagined blessing
of peace and hope and
on their wings
the strength to carry on" ...
Touching Lives
"Ripples not splashes
small ways we touch lives
without hoopla or fanfare
simply reaching out
across the table or the fence ..."
Tell Me a Story that is Hopeful and Heart Lifting
Tell me a story
that is hopeful and heart lifting
one that is mind-shifting
and edifying… courageously
confronting...
How Fascinating the Ways Hope Can Flourish or Fizzle in an Instant or a Breath
"Who’s to say what joyous “lessons”
might be blessing our way
as we willingly or at least
unflinchingly stay the course." ...
Over There
"Over there
just beyond my comfort zone
I can sense a world
of possibility…a whirlwind
of promising unknowns..."