Around Thanksgiving, many people focus on gratitude. On the holiday itself, as we sit around the table with family and friends, we take that time to be conscious of everything we have to be grateful for. One of my favorite rituals, before dinner is served, is to take turns sharing what mattered most to each […]
Your Ageless Quest
Stop talking about my age! Your age always has to be mentioned and men don’t really get that for some reason. It’s not like you see Joe Schmo, 37. ~ Jennifer Aniston Wherever I show up, especially as a speaker, I’m asked the same questions that catapulted me on my own Ageless Quest in […]
The Greatness Challenge: Excerpt
In this manifesto, I beseech you to belly up to the realization that we can no longer afford to rest on our laurels. The world is shifting to a different playing field, one New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says is “flattened by instant connectivity.” If we don’t wake up in time to retool for […]
Yesterday’s Winds Still Blowing Me Away
Generosity, Gratefulness and Grace. Sound like you? If so, you’re a lot like my clients. One woman client, Ms.Clio, recently did something extraordinary. I know you’ll enjoy reading about what she did to take my breath away. It’s mid-afternoon on the day of the once in a lifetime (every 99yrs) seen Solar Eclipse over a […]
The Silver Lining of the Graying of America
“I want to make every moment count.” “Life is short.” “It’s got to matter or why bother?” One of my clients exclaimed during one of our recent sessions, “Oh my G-d, I just got it… I have less time before me with my wife than we have behind us. We have got to change how […]
Out from the Shadows: Cronework for the New Millennium
She cackles and crows, her sounds call to me. Sounds that vibrate within. I feel a quickening that pierces my soles, moves up from my toes, through my spine into my pelvis. I am a cauldron of fire, the vapors spreading within. I am moved to dance, to swirl. As I turn in a dervish […]
Don’t Be Fooled
This phrase caught my eye: “Meaningful Beauty.” It’s appealing, isn’t it? Who isn’t drawn by both beauty and meaning? The combination of the two was tantalizing, promising substance, a look at beauty that was beyond skin deep—which only made the actual content of the email all the more ironic. It was an ad for Cindy Crawford’s […]
The Puppet Master is Powerful
Women tend to have the blessing and the curse of being invisible, especially as we approach 50 and beyond. The negative side of being invisible is the world no longer seems to notice or care about us or what we have to say—if they ever did in the first place. We seem to lose our voice […]
The Catch 22 Truth Telling
We can generally agree that telling the truth is the right thing to do in most situations. Yet often we hold back, saying what we think others want to hear, or simply holding back an opinion or idea when we suspect it won’t be well received. Of course, not all opinions should be shared, especially […]
The Greatness of Showing UP
This idea of having it all was birthed in the women’s movement of the 60’s and 70’s: Going for it all became the liberated women’s” truth.” It was a byproduct of learning that we could “be” whatever we wanted. Failure was out of the question. For me that meant becoming a “Super Hero” of sorts: […]
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