Life and Career Coaching
I often think about who I am and all the things that led up to the me of today. As I meander down the wooded trail of long ago, my mind often wanders in the forest of my past. What I saw. What I was told. How I felt. As I think about the beliefs …
Strong at the Roots: A Meditation for Authentic LivingRead More
It never fails. Either I’ve started a new client engagement, taken on a project or planned a dinner party. No matter what it is, somehow, just as I’m getting started, Expectation finds its way in, insisting, “you should do this… it should look like that… you should be this way…because if you don’t…well…it just won’t …
I couldn’t tell you exactly how I got here, to this moment, when my little bundle of a son went from being my Cookie to the growing gentle giant he is at 6’3”, a junior in high school, looking at colleges. It’s all a bit of a blur actually. I have memories of almost having …
Video games! Video games! Video games! I know they’re cool, I know they’re neat but sometimes I’d like to dropkick them with my feet!!! My now newly turned 12yr old just looooooves his video games. I’m certain it’s an addiction and that someday, 20 years from now, a study is going to show how our …
As fall settles in and I reflect on our travels over the past few summers, I’m reminded of the ways in which life continually provides me opportunities to celebrate moments, embrace challenges and tap my courage. We are now officially an RVing family and have created some of the most amazing memories from the comfort …
When the Gusts of Life Blow Through: Trusting One’s Self and Tapping CourageRead More
As I navigate the ups and downs, and twist and turns in my life, I have come to intimately know the most valuable resource I’ll ever have. Me. I know this because I have turned to myself time and time again, always finding what I need within. Actually, I am an authority on me. I …
“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” By Havelock Ellis I was inspired to write this by the devastating news that our 10 year-old furry family member, Shadow, has been diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer. We were told she had weeks to live and we’re all …
I remember Ms. Stephanie, Sean’s kindergarten teacher, telling me “He’s a classic underachiever. I was like that too. He’s incredibly smart but if he doesn’t want it, if he doesn’t reach for it…well…that’s going to be up to Sean.” Ahhhh, Ms. Stephanie. She was a force to be reckoned with, had a booming voice and …
As I find myself reflecting on where I am now in relation to the start of the new year and the intentions I had set, I can’t help recalling how I felt a little like being tossed out of a tornado as I left the holidays behind and looked ahead. As I stood just inside …
