I changed out of my pajamas yesterday. We had frozen pizza for dinner and I responded to a dozen or so emails. Did I change the world? No. Do I count the day as a win? Absolutely. What social distancing and the Corona Virus has taught me? In time of trial and challenge give yourself…
Community matters. Whether you live in a city, in a town with a population of a few thousand or a few hundred thousand; community matters. We’re supposed to be more connected than ever with cell phones, apps and rapidly evolving technology; but we’re not. We’re more disconnected than ever. You want to feel less isolated?…
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. There are so many lessons to take away from the meaning of the day. What’s important is to not allow the shopping list with yams and marshmallows, Black Friday shopping and already anticipating the next holiday to detract from any potential lessons to take away. Finding the thanks…
Anger. When we hear the word it’s nearly always associated as a negative. It’s like someone waving red flair lights twirling about in a rage. But the truth of is, anger is a natural emotion. Anger can be healthy. It can also be devastating. Anger is one of the most misunderstood emotion out there. So…
My Grandmother was born nearly one hundred years ago. It’s wild to think of everything her eyes have witnessed in the past ninety nine years of life. She lived through World War I & II, the Great Depression, eighteen presidents and heaps of other facets of history that leave me in awe. My Grandma Gert…
“Mommy, do you think Aunt Shana would give me lots of hugs if she was here?” My son, Jack, asks questions that pull at my heart at times. “Yeah bud, she would have loved you to the moon and back.” His question caught me off guard as we were peddling our bike into town. Man,…
The value in valuing the elderly. Learning how to listen and learn some life altering lessons.
How culturally aware are we? Strange question? Maybe. Important one? Absolutely. Living in the western world it is easy peasy to become ensnared in the cycleof thinking everyone is like us. Cultural diversity importance: building character and strengthening our values. Being aware of different cultures, religions and practices holds ridiculous value. How? When we realize…
One way ticket in hand going around the world with my husband and three year old. We both left our secure, well paying jobs to check off the biggest ‘to do’ on our bucket list: take a trip around the world. We are now six months in and we are currently in Dubai. Sunny, unbelievably…
It’s almost a wrap, my friends! The year 2018 will soon be a thing of the past. In less than two weeks we plunge into another 365 days that lie ahead. What’s your plan? Do you have one? How do you plan to take better care of you? What is your approach and being a…