Being Who YOU Are
Current news is full of stark reminders of the temporary and fragile state of everything around us; including us. First responders killed in the line of duty, a tornado that decimated homes and took innocent lives with little warning. It takes very little paying attention to have the realization of loss and unfairness of tragedies like these to be known. We see people hurting and we want to help. Especially people right here in our community, our own country. They are like us. We relate. We feel a sameness that spurs us into seeing them as real and the connection made through that...
Read MoreA Common Thread
Finding your purpose and passion seems to be something that many people seem to be looking for (well, those who haven’t found it yet, of course). I often get asked by clients to help me find theirs. This is a harder task than helping someone find their lost keys, or a new dress, or the answer to an algebra problem. Here is the reason: Your passion and purpose can only be discovered, found, seen, and so-by-named by you. I can have duplicate keys made, I can have a new dress designed, and I can find a math whiz to work the algebra formula…but to find what lights the eternal fire...
Read MoreYour EXPANSION Awaits You
What do you think stops you first and most when you contemplate the possibility of being bigger and doing something to actually make a difference in the world? I was asked this question a few years ago as I sat in San Juan Capistrano at a facilitator training for the World Academy For the Future of Women. I went there out of curiosity; and quite simply because I had been invited to go. Someone had told me that they saw great potential in me and what I could do in the world and I was curious about what they saw. Did they really see it or was it a slick sales line to get me to show up? I...
Read MoreForever In My Heart
The words they sang were translated from Mandarin to English on a scrap piece of paper delivered to me as I left campus to come back to the United States: “I fear I won’t have the opportunity to say goodbye to you because maybe we can not meet each other again. Tomorrow you will leave this place and me. When I think of this, the tears come down again. I will keep your face in my heart firmly forever. I will value the gifts of you that you gave me forever. These days we had together will never be forgotten in my heart. You can not promise whether you will come back, maybe I...
Read MoreHow Old are You Now?
I found myself walking up to the gates of the mecca of childhood memories; the Magic Kingdom. The happiest place on Earth. Home of Mickey Mouse and his make believe friends dreamed up by a genius many years ago – the one and only Walt Disney. This wasn’t a dream – this was my 46th birthday present given to me by my husband. A day of play. A day to be a kid again. A day to return to the land of imagination. A full day at Disneyland to indulge the child within! When is the last time you took the time to connect to your inner child and let her/him run wild? I highly...
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