Beautiful You

Decisions

Decisions

  You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when.  But you can decide how you’re going to live now.  ~Joan Baez

Discipline Means Freedom

Discipline Means Freedom

A caveat before I start sharing this aha moment with you:  I am happy with my life.  I love being a mom.  I am grateful for the look and feel of […]

one word that has long meant a lot to me.... photo by Jill E. Williams

Word Up

In my mid-twenties, I was in a workshop at a conference where we were asked to come up with one word that described our mission and then follow that with […]

I resolve...

I resolve…

Usually, I am not the traditional New Year’s resolver.  Too often, New Year’s Resolutions are about saying no to yourself, and because I like to actually flip that sentiment in […]

My favorite reads

My favorite reads

Every year on my birthday, I challenge myself to read as many books as I am old in the upcoming year.  For someone who loves to read, this shouldn’t be […]

one small adjustment

one small adjustment

So, while watching the Sing-Off a couple weeks ago, I saw a trailer for the new Reese Witherspoon movie, How Do You Know. In the clip, Paul Rudd’s character says, “We’re […]

Having Vision

Having Vision

At the beginning of this year, I sat down and made a vision board for my year. It was a powerful tool, one that symbolized so much for me at the […]

The Kids are Alright Part 3

One more lovely quote from Yoharis, one of my students this semester:  I feel like I am in control of my life now.  It was as if I had been […]

It doesn’t matter what you wear

I love how my life has about five themes and that they get repeated oh so often because of my sometimes dense reception.  From this week’s It doesn’t matter what you […]

The Kids are Alright Part 2

The semester is drawing to a close.  This semester’s class has been really special; they have been earnest in their sharing, forthright about their challenges, thoughtful and funny.  Every semester, […]