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Understanding Single People
I am going down memory lane these days remembering what it was like to be single. I was single for a long time and found that I was...

Risel Furtado
Oct 19, 20212 min read
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Today is the Last Day of Being 49!
Today is the last day of being 49 years old. In my 20's I used to wonder what being 50 is like, physically, emotionally and financially....

Risel Furtado
Oct 14, 20212 min read
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One Year In Portugal
If you'd like to discover what or who is truly meaningful in your life, leave home for a year and embark on the journey of a lifetime....

Risel Furtado
Oct 12, 20214 min read
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Everything Will Work Out Excellently
There are many things that are all up in the air in my life right now. I could allow it to preoccupy my mind, but I chose to let it all...

Risel Furtado
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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What Do You Want?
This is the question I've been asked the most in the past week. I am turning 50 this year and friends and family keep asking me this. If...

Risel Furtado
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Near Death Experience
I love hearing about NDE's (near death experiences). I have been listening to many stories about people who died and came back with a...

Risel Furtado
Sep 30, 20212 min read
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God Has Other Plans
We've been in the Algarve for about a week and I thought we would be staying here for the rest of the year. This is the thing about...

Risel Furtado
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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Celebrating Success!
Yesterday I completed my first real estate deal as a realtor in Portugal. The first of anything is memorable and something to celebrate....

Risel Furtado
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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Culture Shock
Last week I recognized two instances of culture shock. When we arrived in Lisbon, I felt as if I came out of a time warp. Being in the...

Risel Furtado
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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The Wisdom of My Mother
Very early this morning I was thinking back to a memory from January 2020. I was about to fall asleep again when I felt this nudge to...

Risel Furtado
Sep 16, 20212 min read
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Goodbye Santa Maria da Feira!
After almost a month and a half in Santa Maria da Feira, we are on the road again heading south to Lisbon. After spending almost 5 months...

Risel Furtado
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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Don't Stop Believing
Don't stop believing and dreaming. I was recently looking a photograph of the 5 year and 10 year vision of my life. I wrote it in 2016...

Risel Furtado
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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Heal The World
This weekend I looked at 4 movies, 2 by Louise Hay and 2 by Dr. Wayne Dyer. Something profound struck me after looking at You Can Heal...

Risel Furtado
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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Ignite The Spark
Last year I knew that my life had to change drastically in 2021. I simply could not go on in life being the same old me. In the journey...

Risel Furtado
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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Where There Is Hatred, Let Me Sow Love
I feel despair, sadness and helplessness for what is happening all around the world. I wish I could take people's pain away, save or...

Risel Furtado
Aug 31, 20213 min read
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Courage
On September 11th I will be speaking about courage on my Zoom webinar. The date will be 20 years since the tragic events in New York. In...

Risel Furtado
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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My Success List
I've abolished the never ending To-Do List and replaced it with what I call My Success List. It's not the same thing. My To-Do List could...

Risel Furtado
Aug 24, 20211 min read
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The Answers Lie In The Questions
This Year of Change is really teaching me many new things. The year started with a change in mindset from Success Intelligence. This is...

Risel Furtado
Aug 19, 20212 min read
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The Power of Words
In Proverbs 18 it says "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit." I found an email I had...

Risel Furtado
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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Releasing Goodness
In Proverbs 3 it says do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so. This time in...

Risel Furtado
Aug 14, 20211 min read
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