As the holidays approach, I always think more about kindness, for a plethora of reasons. First, there are lots more crowds than I usually deal with, and crowds remind me of the need for kindness!…
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Shut Up and ___: things you can do!
I’ve told you before that I often write my blog during a Shut Up and Write group. Today’s the day. Synchronistically, I was in a call this morning, where someone said that she was spending…
It begins with a change in perspective
I had the strangest weekend. On Saturday, I really didn’t feel very good, so I didn’t do much. I made some soup, binge-watched a Netflix show (okay, it was Midnight Mass) and did a few…
CTLS: Gracefully Magenta
And now we’re back to the Color Thinking Leadership Series. It’s been a while, because I like to sprinkle these out occasionally – like a dusting of pepper or spice – when they seem to…
BS File #18: You’re not trying to fix me…you just want me to be happy!
The BS Files are kinda like the X-files – full of myths and urban legends and mysterious things. I feel that it is my duty to tackle them (occasionally). Because, you know, the truth is…
It happens to everyone
I usually don’t get sad or down unless something happens that is sad. I’m not usually rude or irritable, except to spam callers. Or so I tell myself. But you know what? The other day…
Tend the piece of the garden that is mine to tend…
There is so much going on in the world right now. So many things need our attention. So much work to be done. What can I do? Where do we start? Can I even make…
BS File #17: You can just hide who you are
The BS Files are kinda like the X-files – full of myths and urban legends and mysterious things. I feel that it is my duty to tackle them (occasionally). Because, you know, the truth is…
When life happens too fast…
I do not even know where to start with this last week… So many things happened. So many miracles. So much confusion. So much energy. So much sadness. So much joy. So many deadlines and…
binary thinking vs. limitless options
There’s this thing that happens when we feel trapped – our primitive brain takes over. We go into binary thinking, the black and white thinking mode, commonly called fight or flight. Our brain tries to…
