Not sure why this is hitting me now, but recently I realized that I never mourned the loss of being raped, and now I’m going through its stages: denial, anger, depression, acceptance. Negotiation is also a mourning stage, but it… Read More »Honoring Holy Week … Reluctantly
Healthy Mind
Feeling positive and happy this morning … rode my bike to work. It was a short ride; 9 miles. It took 35 minutes, not much more than the 20 minute drive. Loving days like this. This took planning. Yesterday I… Read More »Days Like This
Days Like This
Last night I took a yoga class hoping to align my aching back and settle my mind. Still, I went to bed thinking of the unspeakable killing of Jordan’s 27-year-old pilot, Lt. Moath al-Kasasbeh. It is heartbreaking. From what his… Read More »A Good Life
A Good Life
Had a flashback today while listening to an interview with punk rocker Patti Smith. I lived vicariously through her music and poetry. Love her spirit, and I’m still inspired by how she walks to the beat of her own drum.… Read More »Build a good name
Build a good name
Last weekend I had a great time in San Francisco visiting friends and enjoying some R&R. But by Monday the only drink I wanted was water, and the one thing I needed was a run to sweat out the toxins.… Read More »Commit To You
Commit To You
Drinking a dreadful glass of red wine – Stella Rosa from Trader Joe’s. Note To Self – drinking wine that froths when poured might be hazardous. Anyway, it’s what I got so down it goes. Cheers to 2015. I’m craving… Read More »7 Creative Questions To Find Your purpose
7 Creative Questions To Find Your purpose
Recently I had a business meeting with a national Conference Chair for a women’s trade association during which she shared disturbing news about a few women leaders within the conference committee who fear their keynote speaker (a women’s rights advocate)… Read More »Break the silence
Break the silence
Admittedly, it’s difficult for me to give 100% trust. It’s something I want to do but have never done as an adult. Then today I saw this video and was mesmerized by their physical beauty and 100% trust in each… Read More »Giving 100% Trust
Giving 100% Trust
It’s Monday – Happy Monday. Started the day at the gym and while on the treadmill watched a recap of the weekend’s sports. Congratulations Rory McIlroy for capturing his second straight major title, fourth in his career. So proud of… Read More »Be Mindful like Rory McIlroy
Be Mindful like Rory McIlroy
Yesterday a fellow athlete and overall amazing person, Vaughn Ripley, introduced me to a new word, a new concept, one that I instinctively learned by racing Ironman – Kaisen. Kaisen is a philosophy about continuous improvement or self-changing for the best… Read More »Kaisen