What are we celebrating really?
In the USA, December is a month of preparation and celebration for Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa – all big big big celebrations with friends, family and our hearts. Each has an exceptionally powerful story and tradition that teaches and supports us. We exchange...
What do you want to believe right now?
What do you want to believe right now? There is a children’s book that warns of too much declaring of the negative. “Crying Wolf”. If you do it too often, no one will believe you. There is another book about “the sky is falling” in the book Chicken Little. Again, so...
Opinion, Conversation, Communication, Relationship
There have been lots of opinions in the last months about everything. Lots of heated opinions. If you are lucky, once an opinion is stated, you get to have a conversation. Then that lovely thing called communication happens. And if you are really, really lucky, a...
No where to go but positive…
Holy Moly and wow. Whatever is going on, it is affecting all of us. We may be reacting in different ways, however, we are reacting. Many of us are exhausted and snippy. I was going to list all the symptoms and issues, but that would just be adding insult to injury....
What Action Do You Want To Take Now??
During this time of chaos and puzzlement, many of you have not felt like you had any choices at all. Well, except for the negative ones you kept (keep) thinking. There is a piece of data that says we have 60,000 thoughts a day and most of them are negative. WOW. That...
Stressing, Shifting, Cussing and Gratitude
There should be a song title “Cussing A Lot”. I’ve noticed that people’s language has deteriorated a bit this year…maybe a lot. You know you are Stressing when: You shout at the frig on your 4th trip to see what is in it to eat/snack on Your puppy irritates you for...
Growing Good Stuff
This blog is going to be a bit personal, so if you are not up for it, just skip and get on to your other things to get done. The harvest of my little garden is happening right now. In fact, I wish I was outside with my bucket, straw hat and gloves weeding, picking the...
Leadership Development – Clear Up The Issues
In any leadership development, especially in training new managers and instituting a succession plan, you need to make sure that all the “residue” is known and cleaned up. Long term employees who have contributed to the growth of the organization, need to be surveyed...
A Time To Listen To You And Heal
Way back before any of us were born, terrifically courageous people lived, survived, thrived, and then wrote about it. They have inspired us for hundreds and thousands of years. They faced the most horrific conditions of life: Being sold as a slave and being...
Hopeful, Joyful…Really?
Take a break from all the information and breathe. I’ve done more reading and research in the past 3 months than in my whole life. May I suggest we take a break from wanting to learn what is actually happening in our world, to just finding a space to be. Out of my...
Are YOU A Good Listener?
