Where Did Your Wings Take You?

On September 20, 2018

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall. –Ray Bradbury, author I don’t really think of myself as a ‘jump off the cliff’ type, more a ‘calculated risk’ taker. I prefer to travel off the beaten path, yet I can’t see myself hacking a new trail through unexplored

Never Limit

On September 13, 2018

Is it OK to Get Angry?

On September 6, 2018

I was so angry. Angrier than I can remember being in years. Something I thought was fixed, had unraveled again. It was important to me. And the person who I thought was taking care of it, wasn’t. This is not a feeling I’m used to, anger. I really try to approach things with an open

Decide to Be

On August 30, 2018

Fix the Drip!

On August 23, 2018

I had become immune to the drip. For a while, the sprayer function on my kitchen faucet hasn’t worked. Then an annoying tiny spurt of water from the corner of the downspout. And then…water dripping down the neck and pooling at the base. I started keeping a rag near the counter, so I could wipe

Who’s on Your Team?

On August 7, 2018

“Teamwork makes the Dream Work” — John C. Maxwell How often do you try to ‘go it alone’? For many of us, we got to a position of responsibility by (at least looking like we…) have our act together. That we are the solution to all problems. Barbell squats was my painful reminder that my

It’s Not About You…It Really is About Me

On August 2, 2018

I am getting ready to plunk down a significant amount of money for a major purchase. I need to feel confident this is a good fit for me. Distractingly, the sales person I am working with spent more time spinning their own tale about the purchase than with how well the purchase fit me. This

Am I Priming Myself For Positive Or Negative?

On July 24, 2018

Have you ever gone some place anticipating the worst and been totally—pleasantly—surprised? Priming, a function of our brains, plays such a huge role in what we experience. Last week I was in Mexico. The negative rhetoric from the current administration and the news coverage of crime, drugs, poverty, danger had primed me for apprehension and

Building Trust Over a Plate of Sardines and Tomatoes

On July 5, 2018

In the U.S. we are celebrating the anniversary of our Independence on July 4th this week. And with that comes a whole lot of tradition—picnics, fireworks, and FOOD. What’s your July 4th fave? Hamburgers? Ribs? Corn on the cob? Baked beans? For me, the meat varies depending on who’s showing up, but the constant is

Does This Room Come With Creativity; Or Is That An Up-Charge?

On June 26, 2018

My husband came to ‘visit’ me in Lisbon for a week and we took a little side trip to the island of Madeira, a Portuguese island located about 400 miles off the Moroccan coast and a 90+ minute flight from Lisbon. Because it was my birthday, I splurged on the hotel, opting for The Vine.

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