Put Down The Map and Get Wonderfully Lost!
For those who attended the inspiring women’s personal and leadership development retreat, The Architect & The Tree, January 10-12, 2020, the above well-known travel quote…
2020 – Trust Your Journey!
When you accomplish something challenging, how often do you stand back and really look at what it took for you to get there? All roads…
The Long-distance Footpath
Most big goals take a lot more out of us than we bargain for. We want to believe we can make company targets in record…
No Roads
Several years ago, I visited the unique and historical island of Lamu, off the coast of Kenya. Lamu has paths and alleyways, but no roads.…
Rise in 2020!
As we approach 2020, what dreams are you envisioning and what promises for change and transformation are you making to yourself? You are making them…
The Withdrawing Room
What scares some people about retirement is trying to figure out what to do with their lives. For those who consider themselves there, it’s time…
To Be or Not To Be …
I recently held the smallest retreat I’ve ever facilitated in over ten years. On the one hand, you might think that size shouldn’t matter a…
Telescopic Vision
Winding along the waters of Lagos, Portugal revealed the most exquisite caves and grottos. The names of these natural structures were mostly symbolic – the…
The Expansive Power of Vision
I had a ‘back down memory lane’ remembrance of my dad’s vision and impact with the International YMCA thanks to the honor of recently hosting…
Forward To Basics!
What does the word ‘basic’ conjure up in your mind? Every time I see a clothesline it reminds me of basics, wholeness and simplicity. Yes,…
Enough Space Between Us?
photo credit: Carleen Jules Do you ever get caught up in protecting your space … that sense of ownership of what you consider to be…
I Got This!
I Got this! Have you ever been under the illusion that what you want to achieve is going to take you a much shorter time…
A Tale of Two Captains
Without hesitation, the captain of our boat steered toward four men who needed help. Even from a distance, I could see that one of them…
I think I can, I think I can
Fifty years ago, I was in London, England – 16 years old at the time. Our parents woke my sisters and I up to make…
Stand By Me
Two weeks ago, I was intrigued by the beautiful story that my friend Sarah’s soon to be husband told a couple of us the…
New Worlds to Discover
Yesterday my earth son, William, sent me this adorable picture of my grandson, Theo. Although I couldn’t see the expression of wonderment and curiosity on…
Choose
Choose is a powerful verb. We are choosing all the time. The problem is often the BIG choices we must make. Yes, that one! It’s…
Women@Play!™
If there is one story I hear from women all over the world, it’s that they are challenged and frustrated by their inability to really…
Time to Lighten Up!
On the Eastern Hemisphere of our earth we are celebrating spring, the warming of the earth’s crust and bright, longer days. Time to lighten up!…
Teams, Temples, Thought & Action
The Far East IS far away from the suburbs of Washington, D.C. During my almost 15-hour return flight, on March 12, 2019 from Hong Kong…
