Chopsticks and Change

On May 9, 2019

I found this wooden box of beautiful silver chopsticks and soup spoons. I have two sets of them; place setting for 24. They’ve been buried in the back of a cabinet for years. Now that we are moving, I am discovering all kinds of long-lost treasures like this. These were given to me as a

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

Beyond My Comfort Zone…And Loving It!

On June 5, 2018

Stretching far out of my comfort zone today. In a different time zone, in a different country, in a different language, heading to a destination I’ve never been. By one bit of security is a good cell signal and google maps. (How did we get along without google maps before???) I’m in Lisbon, Portugal, the

Where Were You?

On August 22, 2017

…on August 21st the day of the ‘great’ eclipse? What was your experience? I was visiting Seattle, taking a morning walk with my husband along Centennial Park. The event was not total where I was, 90%, yet for a few minutes, it seemed everyone in the city was out in parks, on rooftops, on balconies to

Band-Aids And The Brain

On July 12, 2017

Rock. Paper. Scissors. Skin. Skin loses every time. As I was abruptly reminded when I suddenly found myself sprawled out, face down on a rocky trail in the Catoctin Mountains. Slowing rolling over, relieved that nothing seemed broken except my pride. I figure there will be some swollen knees from taking the brunt of the

A Most Amazing Gift

On December 29, 2016

Sometimes I struggle to find the ‘perfect’ gift for someone. Yes, it is ‘the thought’ that counts, not what’s in the box. Still…don’t we all want to be the giver who brings a gleeful smile and wide-eyed amazement to someone’s face? I am the recipient of such a gift. An unexpected package arrived in the

Message “Stickiness” – Lessons For Change

On October 18, 2016

In this highly charged political season here in the U.S., with the 3rd Presidential debate this week, I found this Psychology Today article, Clinton Vs. Trump: Talking to the Reptilian Brain an interesting assessment with broad-range implications for those of us who work in leading organizations. As neuroscience advances and more research findings are validated, what we know

It Only Takes One

On August 23, 2016

This is a photo of my newest–and most treasured–piece of jewelry. I’m spending this lovely sunny Sunday hanging around the temporary retaining walls of the Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d’Alene Idaho, cheering on my 5-time Ironman finisher husband. More about that in another post. Building on the ‘true Olympic spirit’ embodied by Abbey D’Agostino of the United

Where Joy Lives

On August 9, 2016

I met a man this week. Someone who, because of his disability, I put in a (mental) box and dismissed. Seriously combat wounded, his obvious physical and mental challenges frightened me. And I made a too quick decision that there was nothing to learn from him. And I was dead wrong. We naturally do that.

Give Your Thoughts The Old Switcheroo

On July 19, 2016

“The unexamined life is not worth living…” –Socrates I’ve signed up for a new business service. This person is supposed to be a back-end partner and help me be more organized and consistent. I know I could use the help. The hopeful elation of signing up for the service immediately gives way to a flurry

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