I dedicate this post to the strong women who inspired me, challenged me, and shaped me, and took their journey beyond this earth in 2022 – my grandmother Gwen, my great aunt, Ada, my Tia Margie, and my great Aunt …
Sunsets and Seasons – Three Thoughts for Thursday – September 2022
The sunsets have been stunning, the colors bold and breathtaking. Likely, the forest fires raging in Oregon and southern Washington have a part to play in the way the light and pollution come together to create art in the sky …
Disrupting the Process – July 2022 – Three Thoughts for Thursday
Disruptions are essential for growth and intentionality! How do disruptions help you grow? How might you embrace them and even plan them into life?
Part III – Lessons from the Run: REST
How many of you don’t believe in making time for rest? Who thinks of rest as a waste of time or as indulgent? Any of you tell yourselves, “As soon as I complete these tasks, then I’ll rest” and then …
Three Thoughts for Thursday – September 2020
Here in the Pacific Northwest, as fall approaches, we typically welcome back the fog and rain. This year, it is hard to separate the moisture in the air, the fog, and the smoke that has blanketed our world. We are …
Three Thoughts for Thursday – August 2020
Photo by Nils Rasmusson on Unsplash This month, I’ve been challenged to find ways of creating mental freedom. I have thought often of Viktor Frankl and his book, Man’s Search for Meaning over the last few weeks. He writes about …
Three Thoughts for Thursday – July 2020!
My thoughts lately have continued to be focused around finding the lessons, leaning into this opportunity we have to learn, reflect, and move forward with purpose – to prepare, to transition, to reinvent ourselves, to scrap old, broken ways of being …
Seasons and Sunsets: Three Thoughts for Thursday – May 2020
Three Thoughts for Thursday – May 2020 We have been having beautiful sunsets! I really appreciate this time of year as I watch these sunsets and the view change and evolve from our bedroom window. As winter comes to an …
Part I – Lessons from the Run: Mile 18 – Endurance
Mile 18, ENDURANCE I recently listened to a podcast with Brené Brown and Dr. Marc Bracket, Unlocking Us: On “Permission to Feel.” Brené compared the events of 9/11 to a sprint in which tragedy struck and then we quickly came …
Repair Conversations – How to recover from word wounds and misunderstandings in the workplace and at home
Whoever said “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” was mistaken! Words can be hurtful and often times things unsaid can also do damage. In this time of high anxiety, with so many complicated …
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