Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen; the feeling of wanting something to happen and thinking that it could happen; a feeling that something good will happen or be true. Be careful where you place your hope. This statement has been in my wallet on a post-it for the better…
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Hope Without Constraints
I took a note recently in a workshop I was auditing. ‘…hear and understand in safe, honest and authentic interactions without the constraints of past experience…’ The depth and complexity of that statement astound me. So, here goes my perspective and story. In a recent blog, I wrote about moments and how moments influence the…
Strategy #7: Anchor and Float
I have a hard time with transition and change. I tend to always look for a place to anchor, and to stay. But that is not how life happens. I blogged at the conclusion of 2017 and 2018 and shared some of my learning in years of transition, hard decisions, surprises, challenges, and celebrations. 2019…
Strategy #6: Gather Heroes
I have always planted myself in whatever community I reside in and surrounded myself with the women that make up that community. I never did it intentionally or with forethought, I just sought out relationships with the women nearby. And I am an introvert. The combination of the two means that I ended up with…
Strategy #5: Enter with Intention
And so, dear heart, I come to one of the harder topics for me, marriage. The funny thing is I did not grow up dreaming of having children. I didn’t dream of their names, I didn’t dream about their gender, I didn’t dream about a family life, and as my 20s began to scroll by,…
Strategy #4: Wear Your Own Shoes
I truly enjoy my job. I work with Physicians in a Healthcare organization. I am privileged to facilitate and deliver workshops that onboard new physicians but also equip physicians to be effective in leadership roles, provide communication skills coaching and, most importantly, continue culture change within the organization and physician group. In my group, we…
Strategy #3: It’s a Journey – Go with Adventure
Life is a journey. How many times have you heard that or something similar? It is often followed with “enjoy the ride”. WHAT? My question is always, what does that mean? Journey to me implies some risk, some adventure, some forging ahead, some unknown danger around the corner, some redirection, some map searching, some deserts,…
Strategy #2: Settle In But Don’t Settle
As I think back over my life thus far, I can honestly say that I felt present in most instances. Due to my sensitive nature, I have an overactive sense of what is going on in the moment or during a period. Often that awareness affects my countenance, mood, energy, reactions, and daily movements. As…
Strategy #1: Keep Your Toe in the Water
Leading into my 50th birthday, I reflected a lot on my life and where I currently find myself. I was asked about six months ago, what would you tell your 30-year-old self? What decisions would you change? I responded, “I would not change any decisions I’ve made.” I made them at the time with thought…
Midlife Soap Box
I have a range of friends, all aged 45-60, and in the last 6 months I have had many conversations that center around, “ugh, I’m tired,” and “I just need a break/vacation/day”, and “wow, life needs to slow down”. You know what friends? We are operating at a pace that we performed at in our…
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