The Energy Within
It’s great to have you back. As promised in my last blog – Charged Up! – here is one simple technique to renew your inner…
Charged Up!
We keep a close eye on our phone’s battery … “can I get back home before it loses power … I keep meaning to buy…
Back to Basics
Like you, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the new year. I believe that each and every one of us has the capacity…
Philosophies to Live By – Part 3
Our final, and possibly biggest, philosophy to live by comes from the Asian continent. Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy that teaches how to exist…
Philosophies to Live By – Part 2
Just in case you missed it, our first series was Pamoja, a KiSwahili word meaning togetherness. This second philosophy from across the globe comes from…
Philosophies to Live By – Part 1
Today we begin a 3 Part series, each one covering a philosophy from across the globe – concepts we can certainly learn from and, if…
How to “Climb Every Mountain, Ford Every Stream & Follow Every Rainbow ‘Till You Find Your Dream”
Now this blog title is the longest title I’ve ever created … yep, straight out of The Sound of Music. Most of us have one…
Gratitude
Resilience is the capacity to prepare for, recover from and adapt in the face of stress, challenge, or adversity (HeartMath® Institute). In today’s world, these…
What’s UP
Does your life feel like it’s buzzing past you faster than you feel you can cope? In a very short nutshell, here’s where I am…
Looking Back to Move Forward
For over a decade, I have used this time of year to look back, even as I begin to explore what’s ahead in the coming…
Mental Health Awareness ~ In Loving Memory of Carolyn Alexander
Your full potential, and the possibilities that it creates, lie within you right now – always did, always will. I think back to my late…
I Choose the Mountain – by Howard Simon
I have a friend, Kathy English Holt, to thank for introducing me to the inspiring motivational poet, Howard Simon and to his poem I Choose…
It Takes A Team To Climb A Mountain™
Theoretically, most of us understand the value of our teams. Yet, we don’t always fully realize and appreciate their true and essential contributions and roles…
The Dark Side of a Story
Prince is quoted as saying “There’s a dark side to everything.” And aren’t we all good at highlighting it, and often wallowing in what has…
The Warmth of African Suns …
Aren’t we all in the midst of an exodus? Moving, shifting, and changing our direction until we find what fits. Richard Wright wrote: “I was…
So, what do you expect?
When you read the sign above, what was your first thought? Bumps are good, bumps are bad, or bumps can be both!? Can an obstacle…
Stand Tall and Cast a Big Shadow
As a young student in Uganda, one of the many poems we were required to recite was “My Shadow” by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is…
Take a Seat at Nature’s Pew
It was a privilege to listen to the harmonious stillness, as uniquely presented by the Canyon gods. And I found what I called nature’s pew…
A Lesson in Participation
Over a decade ago, on New Year’s Day, I left early in the morning with my husband and his best friend to attend an evening…
To speak or not to speak…
Do I say it, do I keep it to myself, do I say it, do I keep it to myself? Where is the balance between…