The Weekly Spark: Do Not Listen to the One
I had just finished running the mile fitness test. Panting at my last ditch effort to beat my goal time, I hunched over, hands on my knees, for a moment, […]
The Weekly Spark: Capture Where Your Time Goes
When I first left academia and started writing full-time (before I then returned to teaching on a part-time basis a few years later, I remember thinking that I […]
Finding Friends When You Are All Grown-Up
A few weeks ago, I checked in with a friend who recently moved out of state because of her husband’s job. She had a great professional life here and […]
Friday Reflections
Friday Reflections is all about reflecting on the week by observing our senses. My hope is that this will be a gentle, easy way to tune into how we are […]
a blog update
Thanks so much for taking the time to answer the blog survey! I am so grateful to you for sharing your thoughts and opinions with me– that was so helpful. […]
failure isn’t real
Failure. It is something that plagues many of us. The relationship that didn’t work out. The job we didn’t get. The choice that hurt someone’s feelings. The risk […]
The Weekly Spark: Collect Your Words
One of my fundamental beliefs is that words matter. They tell our stories, allow us to connect, inspire us. Words capture, bring meaning to what we feel inside. If you […]
Spotlight on Passion. Purpose. Plunge retreats
The idea for the Passion.Purpose.Plunge retreats came to me in a flash while Happy and I were spending a fall afternoon at the library. And when it did, I […]
Do you suffer from bright, shiny object syndrome?
I go to bed every night with a plan to run in the morning and/or do yoga. I wake up in the 5 o’clock hour to make that happen. And […]
