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…
Right, Left and Wrong!
Have you ever been so right that you couldn’t be wrong? It happened to me recently. One of many uncomfortable moments, I assure you! It…
Walking Our Path
I sometimes wonder at my own internal questions… amazed that after all these years (!) I periodically ask fundamental questions about my direction… find myself…
What Do I Do?
As more and more news unfolds now and in events yet to come, we may become more aware of a vital need to enter an…
Gratitude Now
I recently read a beautiful sign: “Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.” (Author…
Lessons from Beyond Our It’s Possible Retreat
Planning is always worth it – at least, that’s my perspective. I can’t imagine a vacation, a trek to anywhere or a project – big…
Clean-Up Time!
Spring and cleaning just seem to go together – you take things out, dust them all off, look at them closely, and discover many levels…
A Reminder (to myself) — Assess Your Plateau
It had been ages since my last blog, I was out of the flow … and time just seemed to keep passing. But, before the…
