5 Minutes to a more Positive Year

On January 30, 2020

What is one small action I can take today to feel more joy in my life?  What is one tiny step I can take to move forward on my goals?  These are the two questions I ask myself every morning in 2020. The idea comes from a book I have started my year with, The Joy of Appreciative Living by Jacqueline Kelm. 2019 was a rough year for me, lots

A Different Perspective

On February 21, 2019

“Someday” is Today

On January 3, 2019

I was talking with a friend at the gym a few weeks ago. An energetic super-positive big-hearted guy. We were sharing intentions about what we wanted to focus on in the coming year. He mentioned his dream is to someday start an orphanage in his native country. He mused, “When I’m 40…” (quite a few

Hope

On November 15, 2018

Want More Happiness in Your Life? Make Your Own

On November 6, 2018

With mid-term elections upon us, are you as tired as I am about the overwhelming amount of anxiety, frustration, anger, disappointment, blame, fear (and fear-mongering), and hopelessness and desperation in our country? Whatever happens on Nov 6th, some part of our community will likely continue to feel that way. When I read about the idea

Who’d You Bring to the Dance?

On October 4, 2018

I’m a bit of a Dancing With the Stars junkie and this season features its first blind competitor, paralympian Danelle Umstead. She is paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintse. The job of Artem and the other pros on the show is to train non-dancers to dance. Their role is to design an experience which stretches their partner’s

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.

Which Lens Are You Looking Through?

On April 13, 2018

Have you ever been to the optometrist to get fitted for new glasses? Staring at the eye chart, you strain to assess magnification acuity. “Which one is better? Lens A?” Click. “or B?” Click. “A?” Click. “or B?” What if we used this idea and looked at the world through a different lens every day?

On Target

On September 11, 2017

I recently got a lesson in archery from a good friend and former Marine, Mike. Doing anything for the first time is humbling. I watched Mike gracefully pull the bow and arrow up to ready position and smoothly fire this shot group. Then watched his wife Linda with a bit more deliberate but almost ballet-like

What Tennis Elbow And Leadership Have In Common

On August 8, 2017

I wasn’t playing tennis; I was swinging around big cargo ropes in Crossfit class. I lived with the annoying pain that centered on the outside of my elbow and radiated through my right arm for three months, hoping it would get better. My inability to do simple things like grasp the handle of a coffee

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