I can be changed by what happens to me. I refuse to be reduced by it. Maya Angelou
Deep Breath–and Love with Action
Sometimes it doesn’t take a lot for it to mean a lot. I was talking to a friend the other day…a friend who has had it “up to here” with adolescent sons…you know, the normal kind that burp (loud!) without apology, needs rides hither and yon, and just generally think they are the center of …
Walking the Stairs on Dragon’s Den
The Women Business Owners of Manitoba sent out an email blast letting the community of female entrepreneurs know that Carolyne Braid, the vice president of WBOM, and owner of Pole Fit Canada is going to be on Dragon’s Den on November 2, 2011 . Carolyne described the extensive process of working towards being on the …
Fear–the Robber of Connection
The most often repeated commandment in the Bible is, “Do not fear.” It’s in there over two hundred times. That means a couple of things, if you think about it. It means we are going to be afraid, and it means we shouldn’t let fear boss us around. Before I realized we were supposed to …
A Compelling Invitation to a Better Story
“…the same elements that make a movie meaningful are the ones that make a life meaningful. I knew a character had to face his greatest fears. “…the same elements that make a movie meaningful are the ones that make a life meaningful. I knew a character had to face his greatest fears. That’s the stuff …
Invitation to a Better Story
I’ve been reading A Million Miles in a Thousand years, by Donald Miller lately…a quirky, funny, thought provoking read. An excerpt I especially found myself coming back to is begins as the author is chatting with a friend whose daughter is caught up with a “bad news” boyfriend, and is experimenting with drugs: “I told …
The Other Side of Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving Monday…the day many gather as families to eat turkey…or maybe lasagna, or a roast. And tomorrow, if it is as it is other years, the phone at our office will ring. Someone will have made 3 or 4 different pies, been too exhausted to enjoy the gathering, and enormously hurt because no …
Your "Doing"…what does it say?
I remember being very moved by The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, years ago when he gave it, and bought and devoured the same titled book when it came out a short time later. Randy Pausch, a man dying of pancreatic cancer, chose to spend his last months finding ways to be a good dad …
Joy Lost in Anticipation
One of the things I have always loved doing is walking knee deep in orange and yellow colored leaves…all the different shades of color that so vibrantly color the path in front of me can almost take my breath away. However, as beautiful as they are, it’s hard for me to truly enjoy the beauty …