My birthday was on Earth Day, April 22nd. I had an amazing birthday celebration that went on for days. It was full of life, joy, laughter, family, and good friends. And as I reflect back upon all that “went down”, the birthday experience is now full of so many more [...]
A friend sent this story to me a few days ago, and I knew it was to be this week’s blog. My heart was deeply impacted, and I believe you will be inspired as well. I don’t know about you, but I get tired of news of violence, hatred, and conflict. Do [...]
Today I’m writing about legacy. About the impact we have on others for years to come…..about the powerful ripple effect of our lives. My dad is in the hospital, as many of you know, so after 8 days now of driving back and forth from Methodist Hospital, I know the route inside [...]
Okay, so if you have been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I “must” write a blog entry that has something to do with American Idol inspiration. :) So here goes! I was watching the show last week, and some of the performances were SPECtacular! The [...]
I thought as a tribute to Valentine’s Day week I would write about the heart today. I read some fascinating facts about the heart on Monday that I want to share with you because they are way cool! If you are anything like me you wonder about what we call “the heart” [...]
It seems everywhere I turn these days I keep reading about this being the time to “let go”. That as we head into 2012 it would serve us well to learn the practice of letting go. Not that letting go is a new concept at all…it’s been around forever. And, perhaps the reason [...]
I’ve been thinking about the mystery and symbolism of fire all this week because here in central Texas we’ve been surrounded with raging fires. Do you know the story from Greek mythology about Prometheus the fire-bringer? I believe there is an inspiring message for us from this story, and I [...]
Today’s newsletter is a follow-up to my last one, so if you have a minute go back and read that one so you’ll have sufficient context for today’s theme. Basically we are talking about how we assign meaning to everything in our lives, and how there is no inherent meaning to anything. For some of [...]
So I was on the phone yesterday with a coaching client of mine. She was describing some of her circumstances to me. To her they felt overwhelming and confusing, and she was really struggling with so many variables of her life. There were tears and the conversation of “what in the world is going on [...]