I had another wonderful consulting experience that highlighted what happens when collaboration and compassion take the lead. This time I was in South Carolina, in a county that lives in the shadow of its bigger sisters. Yet, what I saw was a wonderful reminder of what can happen when positive values are the forefront of […]
Tapping Into Your Wisdom Perspective
As a way of making sense of the many interesting events occurring in my life lately, I realized I was tapping into my wisdom perspective. I do this regularly for myself, teach it to my clients and I realized it might be useful for you too. So, what is your wisdom perspective? It’s the view […]
Do You Recognize The Miracles In Your Life?
While people throughout the world celebrate the miracles of Easter and Passover, it is a good time to ask yourself if you recognize the miracles in your life? Many people think of it as something that only happens in books and movies and miss or dismiss the extraordinary things going on around them . The […]
Are those Random Events Really Random?
You know the thrill of walking on a beach and finding the perfect shell. It’s like a gift. Lately I’ve had a stunning run of these random occurrences, highlighting for me that random is not always so random. Let me share the lessons I’m seeing. There is significance to all of life’s events. When putting […]
Is It Time To Expand Your Dreams?
After a week of hosting my friends from Ghana, I realize it is time to expand my dreams. Something more wants to happen and again I recognize I’ve been living too small. Let me share how this awareness has come, so you’ll recognize the signs for yourself. My dream of seeing the world, not as […]
How To Create Something BIG
How interesting – I’m in conversation with several people about how to create something big! As my husband and I launch our non-profit, we are aware that it’s growing exponentially in scale. In meetings with a creative partner, we listened in awe to the magnitude of her ideas and vision. And in a meeting with […]
Dealing With A Difficult Family Member
Have you ever dealt with a difficult family member? I have and I am breaking a family rule of silence to even write this. But there are important lessons in my experience I would like to share. My parents have spent most of our lives tolerating something the rest of my siblings have found intolerable. […]
It’s SPRING – How Are You Coming Alive?
It’s Spring in Kentucky and our horse farms are coming alive with baby foals galloping alongside their mothers. Is Spring tapping your urge to engage in something new as well? The warmer weather and increased light usually creates a rise in energy to be more creative. I visited a friend’s horse farm to see the […]
Stillness …The Ultimate Teacher
One of the greatest gifts of my lifestyle is stillness – I have realized it is the ultimate teacher. After coming out of weeks of being intensely busy with many irons in the fire and lots of stress, I couldn’t wait for the weekend and stillness. I’ve been working on a grant, organizing and attending […]
Even Superheros Take Off Their Cape
At a friend’s funeral, it was noted that Art was a superhero, and in the end even he had to take off his cape.* There were chuckles because, yes it was true, he was like a larger than life action figure. And there was a collective sigh, knowing he too was a regular guy who, […]