Resilience is the capacity to prepare for, recover from and adapt in the face of stress, challenge, or adversity (HeartMath Institute). In today’s world, these words sound like a magical gift. The good news is that they are attainable. In recent years, more and more of our mainstream thought leadership speak the language of personal …
Does your life feel like it’s buzzing past you faster than you feel you can cope? In a very short nutshell, here’s where I am and what’s up for me: Prioritizing is so important, and it certainly has my attention and focus. I’m very busy working on how I can serve my clients, and future …
For over a decade, I have used this time of year to look back, even as I begin to explore what’s ahead in the coming year. For me, it’s a time for personal retreat and introspection. I ask questions of myself about where I’ve come from, what I’ve done, and how it all ties into …
Your full potential, and the possibilities that it creates, lie within you right now – always did, always will. I think back to my late high school friend Carolyn Alexander, someone who struggled with her mental health, and advocated to support others in their journey. There is still too much silence and ignorance around the …
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I have a friend, Kathy English Holt, to thank for introducing me to the inspiring motivational poet, Howard Simon and to his poem I Choose the Mountain. It spoke volumes to me, and I trust that it will speak volumes to you too: The low lands call I am tempted to answer They are offering …
Theoretically, most of us understand the value of our teams. Yet, we don’t always fully realize and appreciate their true and essential contributions and roles in how we reach our goals. If you happen to be guilty of this, it’s a good time to think again. This lesson was solidified as a reality when I …
Prince is quoted as saying “There’s a dark side to everything.” And aren’t we all good at highlighting it, and often wallowing in what has gone wrong within ourselves and with others? Many stories we hear, experience and/or tell, reflect a spectrum of darkness. Have you ever attempted to ignore the dark side by brushing …
Aren’t we all in the midst of an exodus? Moving, shifting, and changing our direction until we find what fits. Richard Wright wrote: “I was leaving the South To fling myself into the unknown … I was taking a part of the South To transplant in alien soil, To see if it could grow differently, …
When you read the sign above, what was your first thought? Bumps are good, bumps are bad, or bumps can be both!? Can an obstacle that slows us down or stops us in our tracks have real positive meaning or purpose? Or do we half believe the statements we all use: “it will all work …
As a young student in Uganda, one of the many poems we were required to recite was “My Shadow” by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is amazing how effortlessly I recall the singsong way I learned: “I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, and what can be the use of him …
It was a privilege to listen to the harmonious stillness, as uniquely presented by the Canyon gods. And I found what I called nature’s pew to be a perfect vantage point. The Canyon gods, residing at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, spoke volumes of words and hit the highest of notes as any of our …
Over a decade ago, on New Year’s Day, I left early in the morning with my husband and his best friend to attend an evening marriage celebration in New Jersey – a very different start to my new year. The Mehndi Ceremony…a Pakistani wedding tradition… took seven hours (no exaggeration). I watched and enjoyed many …
Do I say it, do I keep it to myself, do I say it, do I keep it to myself? Where is the balance between sharing what you believe to be true and holding back for fear of offending someone else? Author Michael Brown claims that waking others up just because we can see they …
Have you ever been so right that you couldn’t be wrong? It happened to me recently. One of many uncomfortable moments, I assure you! It is SO easy to see only one perspective, our own. And it can be a challenge to look in another direction and recognize that left might be the answer, not …
I sometimes wonder at my own internal questions… amazed that after all these years (!) I periodically ask fundamental questions about my direction… find myself needing to go back to the drawing board, my map. Do we ever stop questioning the truth and ‘rightness’ of our paths? At what point do we say, okay, this …
As more and more news unfolds now and in events yet to come, we may become more aware of a vital need to enter an inner place where we retreat and be still. Immersed by what is happening all around us; what we hear and see is sometimes very painful. Many stare at images of …
I recently read a beautiful sign: “Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.” (Author unknown) Wow…I had to read that again! It is one of life’s large lessons beautifully expressed in a few short thought-provoking words. Of course, we will still want for more; …
Planning is always worth it – at least, that’s my perspective. I can’t imagine a vacation, a trek to anywhere or a project – big or small – without setting some sort of expectations, goals, and timelines. Our It’s Possible Retreat in St. Lucia’s exquisite Windjammer Landing Beach Resort was a huge success in that …
Spring and cleaning just seem to go together – you take things out, dust them all off, look at them closely, and discover many levels of ‘collectibles’ you no longer need in your life. But we often limit spring cleaning to closets and getting rid of the vast amounts of things we have just stored …
It had been ages since my last blog, I was out of the flow … and time just seemed to keep passing. But, before the self-criticism had reached full swing, I decided to go back and assess this plateau (step 6 of our 7-step model). So, I asked: where am I on my Mountain? What …
