You Don’t Have to Earn What You Love

I think a lot of people are still waiting for some imagined future before incorporating more of what they love into their day to day life. Whether that imagined future involves retirement, summer vacation, when your kids graduate, when you partner/marry, when you separate or divorce, or when you lose weight or gain muscle…when we … Read more

The Things You Notice When You Slow Down

These days I have little choice but to move slowly. My recent past was very hurried and pressured. Like many people I rushed from activity to activity and place to place. It wasn’t until I had to slow down that I did. There are things you notice when you slow down. This is of significant … Read more

Why Aren’t You Married?

Baffling Question Sometimes people ask me why I am not married. I find this question to be as baffling as someone walking up to me and asking why I’m not wearing aqua blue? What is at the heart of this question? Is it a comment on one’s ideal-ness for marriage? Is it a question of … Read more

How Limits Can Save Your Life

Chronic Helpers Can Say “No” Recently I wrote a social media post about setting limits on accepting lunch invitations. It is my sincere belief and experience that at different stages in one’s career, lunch invitations can be detrimental, just as they were beneficial at an earlier career stage. My intent is to support professional/chronic helpers in … Read more