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Floury Prints
I loved the opportunity to cook and bake with my kids, and baking with our grandchildren it is even more of a joy. Most of the grandkids have parents who cook and bake with them and encourage them to learn their way around a kitchen and it shows. Our 11 year old granddaughter is an…
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Being Patient
One way to use the word patient is in the sense of being willing to wait, being measured and calm in your approach and your timing. Another way, of course, is in the medical sense, as when you are receiving care and your identity, and your role, is one of patient. And while patient is…
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Facing It
Conversations about change have been a persistent theme this week, talking about organizational change, professional change and personal change. And the topic has been the source of both thought and retrospection for me. I have often said that I like change and that is an absolute truth in my professional life. Oh, I am no…
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Why Not?
It seems to me, sometimes, that the most important phrase we can hold onto is simply “why not?” It rings true in my life all the time, professionally as well as personally. Now, let me say right off the bat, that “why not” has limits, even for me. There is no “why not” with respect…
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New Heights
One of the incontrovertible facts I know about myself is that my emotional courage is greater than my physical courage. I can think of many examples of this, including a story I have often told. Not that many years ago, we took a trip to Sea World to fulfill one of my husband’s lifelong dreams,…
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Holding It Close
I have often thought the course of our lives is determined by loss. I know that this recognition of pain and acknowledgement of the impact of grief is a reflection of my own life experiences, far too much loss and far too young. I do believe that we have a choice as to how we…
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Working It Out
No matter who you are or what you do, life hands you challenges on a regular basis. We face situations that we cannot imagine will have a solution. We look at options that all seem laced with despair. We walk around with our stomachs in knots, unable to sleep, thoughts swirling around the problem that…
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Empty Vessels
They say that you can’t pour from an empty cup but that doesn’t stop many of us from trying to do just that. We push to get things done, to meet our obligations, to take care of others, to create change and so much more. We think that all that is required is determination and…
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What Remains
Despite the fact that I have lived more of my life away from my hometown, home is still home and the ties will forever remain. While we visited family this week, we did what has become a custom, the “cemetery tour,” paying brief respects to our loved ones no longer physically with us. Someone commented…
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Roots
I recently had the opportunity to meet someone who has given up his possessions and his home in order to teach, and inspire, others all over the word. He smiles when he calls himself “itinerant” and talks freely about the moment he found his calling and rid himself of the life he had previously worked…
With a Full Heart
Reflections on Leadership and Life
With a Full Heart 