As I close the door to another year past and say goodbye all that has happened over the past 12 months, I’m struck with the realization that my life has changed in such dramatic ways. Who knew at the start Read More
Category: Just Life
World Kindness Day — Are We Doing Our Best To Spread Kindness?
Today is World Kindness Day, a day that is supposed to remind us about the importance kindness plays in our world. However, seeing this special day dedicated to the act of being kind pop up on my calendar got me thinking Read More
The Reasons Why We Don’t Always Know Who A Person Really Is
“Everyone you meet in your life creates a distinct and unique perception in your mind of who you think that person is and everyone who meets you forms a distinct and unique perception of who they think you are in Read More
It’s International Women’s Day, But Are We Really Empowering Each Other
International Women’s Day is the day set aside to celebrate and focus on empowering women from all around the globe. It’s a day that we come together as the female tribe to inspire, to challenge one another to become our Read More
Reflecting on the Parkland Shooting and I am still heartbroken, but most of all I am ANGRY
It’s been days since our nation was once again devastated by the news of yet another senseless tragic school shooting on the campus of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas. 17 innocent people who had promising futures now forever lost. I’m still heartbroken. Read More
The Painfulness of Silence — Why being silent causes more harm than good
This post was originally published at Thrive Global A friend of mine recently posted a quote on Facebook by the late Martin Luther King Jr. that caused me to pause and reflect on his powerful and wise words. The words Read More
10 Things To Expect When Your College Kids Come Home For Winter Break
The fall semester is over and winter break is about to begin. You’ve been daydreaming and planning memory-making family time, great conversations, and fun activities for weeks. However, your college kid may have been having daydreams that are quite different Read More
The Little “F” Words I’m Saying As I Turn A Decade Older
It’s funny how with each “year around the sun” we celebrate, it never feels like we’re that much older than the year before. However, when we happen to be turning the “BIG” 30, 40, 50 or more, that’s when it Read More
Fighting Fear and Winning The Battle With Two Simple Questions
Fear, we all have it. Even Superman has it – his fear of kryptonite. The fear of heights, fear of creepy crawly things, fear of public humiliation, fear of dying, and fear of anything and everything you can name can Read More
Oops, I Offended Again
Oops, I did it again …. I posted something on my personal FB page that happened to offend. This time I’ve seemed to have upset another fragile soul who didn’t quite get the point nor understood the tongue and Read More