A few months ago I was on a trip with a group of women, and we went into a store that had a book titled “Women to Reckon With”. I took a photo of the book because the title resonated with me. It felt like a good way to describe my fellow travelers. …
It’s natural at this time to reflect on the events of the year. There have been joys and sorrows, life and death, newness and routine. And, I hope, for each of you there are things you are thankful for. It may be that around your table on Thanksgiving there are lives who aren’t here…
I have a controversial statement to make. I realize that my views will be shared by few but hope you will look beyond our differences to see the things we still have in common in an effort to maintain our relationship. I enjoy being in airports. When I walked through the doors…
I read Sting’s autobiography “Broken Music: A Memoir” not long ago. I’ve never been a huge fan of his music, but had heard that it was beautifully-written, so I wanted to experience that aspect of it. He does write well, as you would expect from his song lyrics. It’s so interesting to read…
I’m struggling with where to start. I am grateful that my face-to-face encounters each day contain laughter and joy, compassion for struggles and sorrow, and healing for hurt. The words I read most days rarely, if ever, contain these attributes. It seems the majority of them contain anger. Whether it is the words…
I just finished doing laundry and putting it away. My closet and dresser is full of clean clothes. I am blessed to have enough clothes to wear in each season that are intact. I am blessed to have the ability to do laundry fairly effortlessly, compared to those who have to wash clothes…
I was in a meeting recently where we talked about our norms of behavior, and one of the suggestions really caught my ear: assume positive intentions. I think it caught my ear because this isn’t something that is done very often, so it was refreshing to consider how this would impact our interactions. …