The holidays have a way of sucking me into a mode that is a bit uncomfortable. Just when I think I have some things figured out…when I’ve got a rhythm with my work, and I’m firing on all (more accurately, most) cylinders, the holidays hit…I have no time for my usual...

As I grow older (and wiser?), holidays have become times of retrospection and deep appreciation for family traditions.

When I was a child, my family would usually spend the Thanksgiving celebration with my maternal grandparents. It was not a strange thing to have thirty or more guests, a mix of...

Before we go any further, I have a confession to make. Step Three is an exciting part of this realignment process for me; it is also the most difficult.

Missed Step One?

Or Step Two?

I love the idea of setting new goals and constructing strategy around accomplishing them. It’s a chance to...

For the past week, my quest for alignment (realignment) has been running like an open app in the background of my life. As I’m reviewing our family finances, meeting with a client, making dinner, creating new content, shuttling one of the three hither and yon, I cannot shake this pull to...

Happy November! Happy All Saints Day (belated)! Happy Fall! Happy Birthday to my husband! Happy…everything! Can you tell how I’m feeling right now???

There is nothing like the promise of a new beginning! For me, it feels like a second (or third, fourth, etc…you get the...

There is an extensive collection of books in my house. Some in boxes in the basement. More boxes in the attic. There are boxes in my office closet and a few in my bedroom closet.

Oh…and I haven’t mentioned the shelves, built-ins and bought, that are filled with tomes. Many of them,...

It’s a habit. And like many other habits, it began as a response, a seemingly reasonable solution to an immediate demand on me. 

I must’ve been in middle school, where the pressure to conform mounts. I began this habit of watering down my potent nature and wearing a mask. Not a...

I picked up the book and turned to the back cover, then quickly looked around to be sure I wasn’t seen. Bookshops were different in 1988. People didn’t flock to them in droves and linger for hours, enjoying lattes from the in-store café, as they do today. Shopkeepers noticed...

Apprehension.

Distress.

Trepidation.

Anxiety.

It’s a slippery (and too familiar) slope.

These feelings can be reduced to one common denominator…FEAR.

Fear has become an epidemic in western culture. The United States leads the world with the most anxious people, studies reveal. And...

From the time she could talk, my now teenage daughter expressed her imagination in performances and the creation of experiences. From puppet shows to spa getaways (in her room), we never knew exactly what the “treat” of the day would be upon entering her lair.

It was Christmas Day,...

Please tell me that I am NOT the only one!

By the end of the first six months of my journey as a new entrepreneur, I was knee deep in a “To Do” list that kept growing. I felt completely out of control. For anyone, that’s a very uncomfortable place. But for me…who had...

“So, you’re doing this…?”

My husband asked, pointedly. Adding, “What exactly is this? Do you have a business plan?”

I opened my mouth to let him know that I had it figured out…I knew what I was doing…I had a plan but sound escaped me.

The truth...