Like a Dog with a Bone

Like a Dog with a Bone

“The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence.” — Jennifer Weiner I have a reputation for being persistent. It is an important quality in my life. I think living through...
What Are You Saying Yes to?

What Are You Saying Yes to?

“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” — Steven Spielberg   A colleague invited me to speak to her class of college juniors and seniors who were practicing...

Are You Pulling Together or Pulling Apart?

  “The harder we worked to convince each other that our way was the right way,the further away we got from understanding each other.We were pulling apartinstead of pulling together.” — They Just Don’t Get It,” p 97   I am a practitioner at heart. What do I...
Gardening My Inner Landscape

Gardening My Inner Landscape

  “I can do anything I set my mind to.Watch me.”   ― Pippi Longstocking • Is there a message from a childhood book that is seared into your brain? While reading a colleague’s post about leadership, what danced into my head was the very memorable phrase from the...
Learning the Benefits of Breaking Away

Learning the Benefits of Breaking Away

Aging gracefully is an art, Aging disgracefully is an Absolute Blast! — Unknown Here is a statement for your imagination: Can you imagine sixteen, mid-life women, who don’t know each other, traveling from all corners of the United States, living together, and...
No Regrets

No Regrets

“The inspiration you seek, is already in you.Be silent and listen.” — Rumi I spent most of January battling a virus and then struggling with our healthcare system. For this first month of a new year, the dogs and I were getting sick, being sick, seeking care,...