Solstice Sun

Today as I was driving listening to my new playlist with the skylight open on my Jeep, I couldn’t help but focus on the smell of summer air. I was at the stop sign where the smell of fresh-cut grass filled my senses. When I passed the city scape of buildings just right, the sunContinue reading “Solstice Sun”

Fill up the glass

While watching people in my life I have noticed them struggle. Everyone’s journey is so different and the hurdles are so self-defined. What challenges some is not so challenging for others. I guess that is what makes each of us so unique. Some of us are thinkers, analyzers while other are simply doers. You know thoseContinue reading “Fill up the glass”

Build Strengths

The past few weeks I have spoken at the university, a few conferences and meetings about building on the strengths of others in our relationships. Some of the talks have been with physicians, therapists nurses or simply people living life. The message that I shared was leveraging our personal strength and the strength of others.Continue reading “Build Strengths”

A new life in bloom

One of my best friends and I started our new tradition called blog breakfast. A time when we could get together share about our blog life and catch up stories from since we have been together.  During the first part of the morning we laughed, ate too much and did everything but blog. Like gradeContinue reading “A new life in bloom”

Reminiscent of an early time

The walls all around our home hope to send a message of peace and romance. The traditionalist red brick ranch communicates a the story of two people who in its own rite are old school at heart. The mission is to capture memories that are important which color the journey of life. There is no roomContinue reading “Reminiscent of an early time”

Kiss my … Goodbye

We sometimes get caught up in the day-to-day challenges, forgetting our capacity to handle what comes our way. I am convinced some days are so demanding that getting through it seems impossible. I am in the middle of the day and be so overwhelmed by challenges that it seems that success is impossible. How we approach the burden, ourContinue reading “Kiss my … Goodbye”

It was never between you and them anyway

I read these writings from Mother Teresa and it affected me today. It makes perfect sense in the complex world we live in today. Her long-lasting words of leadership are messages that could simplify our relationships that need constant negotiation. I guess in the end we all have one maker to judge our life. HowContinue reading “It was never between you and them anyway”