Talk to me about shipwrecked goals and dreams and I’ll quickly tell you I can relate. I’m not going to pretend that I’d win a competition if there was one, but I can assure you that I have some stories of my own. I can think of a time or two (too many) when life […]
In Pursuit of the Dream You Never Knew You Had
Is it possible to pursue the dream you never knew you had? And do it all with passion and purpose? As I ponder that question, I consider these women. She was too young and inexperienced to know what was happening. But He knew. She thought she was there just for her good looks. But He […]
How to Choose The Best Path to your Best Life
The questions came one after the other and I answered them as best as I could. Luckily, the first few were quite easy. “Can you please tell me your name?” That was an easy one. I spelled it slowly for her, waiting to make sure she got it right. “And how old are you?” I stumbled […]
How to live happily ever after (without the fairy-tale romance)
Ours was a fairy-tale romance. So when he asked me to marry him, I was over the moon. He chose an ordinary day in December 2002 and no day has been ordinary since. Yet, when it comes down to it, there is one who loves me even more. He waits patiently in the wings. Never […]
Helping Kids Set Goals: Big, Audacious and Achievable
Setting goals and achieving dreams are not just for the experts — or even just for adults, for that matter. With a little encouragement kids can set their own goals that will blow their minds. An image of my daughter sitting on our porch today reminded me of this. There she was, with her back […]