Not for thee

It is unbelievable when it happens in your life. It hits you like a sucker punch that you never saw coming. There is no rehearsal or planning for it, it just piles on you like a ton of concrete.  Each time it seems to hurt as much has the first experience. It is impossible to buildContinue reading “Not for thee”

Make it a Habit

it is unbelievable that Christmas is over and it is time again to meet the New Year. It seems so automatic. Our tradition of celebrating the biggest birthday of the year followed by ringing in the New Year with celebration. Sharing memories with family and friends, envisioning how the upcoming year will be different thanContinue reading “Make it a Habit”

The Sunshine Club

I finally had time this week to look through our Christmas Card Basket. I have this ritual of waiting until there is a pile and spending a whole evening reading cards, Christmas stories from our friends and family warm my heart. I really get no credit for the dozens and dozens of card we getContinue reading “The Sunshine Club”

How will you be remembered?

Where have all the people gone that were seriously passionate and believed in working hard for the good of the cause? I appreciate the difficulty of change and how people all experience it in differently. Individuals are so focused on getting their own needs met that narcissism becomes a larger focus than the original mission.Continue reading “How will you be remembered?”

Polish your own apple

This week a friend of mine was struggling with her ability to please someone in her life. She was feeling really poor and was teary eyed as she told her story. She had been working hard all year to please another individual but the person remained unsatisfied. My friend is an outstanding, caring, passionate individual,Continue reading “Polish your own apple”

Never too old, never to young.

Traveling, I met a young professional while eating dinner at a restaurant bar. Eating at the bar is the best strategy when traveling alone. It always results in the most interesting meal and company. Without failure this particular night proved to most enjoyable.  He was visiting the university and interviewing for graduate school to obtainContinue reading “Never too old, never to young.”