26 Nov Bring These Questions To Your Thanksgiving Table
In the US, it’s Thanksgiving this week, and many of us will spend time with family and friends. Although many people will walk away from the Thanksgiving table stuffed with food, let’s take our feasts next level to make sure we're stuffed with love and...
22 Oct The Healing Power Of Gratitude
A good friend called me recently to tell me her mom was in the hospital after having a stroke. It had only been two days, and she was already showing marked improvement. We chatted for a bit and my friend shared something powerful with me...
07 Oct The Layers Of Life
Have you ever had the experience where you thought you had moved on and healed from something in your past, then suddenly, something triggers you and you are right back in it? That, my friends, is a part of the layers of life. Do we...
10 Sep 9/11.
If you are over the age of 30, you likely remember exactly what you were doing when you heard about the events of September 11, 2001. Those moments are imprinted into our unconscious, and even as I write about it now, my body remembers exactly...
03 Sep Life Happens
After an amazing Labor Day weekend with friends in Lake Tahoe, my husband and I took the red-eye home to Chicago last night. Our flight arrived at 5:00 am this morning, and within 20 minutes of landing, we were in our ride share on our...
20 May I Just Went A Year Without Chocolate
It’s been over a year since I’ve had chocolate, and I lived to tell the tale! Maybe even more impressive for me, is that it’s been over a year since I’ve had a Chai Tea Latte. In reality, it’s been over a year since I ingested...
06 May When Is The The Last Time You Failed? If It Wasn’t Today, It’s Time To Step Up Your Game!
Where did I ever get the notion that failure wasn’t an option? I picked it up somewhere and carried it as a weight around my neck for most of my life. It left me paralyzed because if I wasn’t sure I would succeed at something, I wouldn’t...
29 Apr Are You Stealing Your Own Joy?
Have you seen the new Brené Brown special on Netflix? If not, watch it, and then, watch it again. Brené Brown has been one of the biggest influences in my leadership growth. She shows up in my blogs quite often. In her new special, The Call To Courage,...
23 Apr A Tale of Two Electricians
After many years I decided to buy a new car, and embracing my southern California lifestyle, I made the choice to buy an electric car. I was feeling really good about that choice as I watched gas prices here soar above $4 a gallon! Now, I...