The recent funeral for Beau Biden, son of Vice-President Joe Biden, was one of the most poignant public displays of love that I have ever witnessed. President Barack Obama had difficulty holding back tears as he talked about what a good man Beau Biden was. He shared personal stories of Beau’s humor whispering in the …
When you were a kid, do you remember being scared of the dark? Do you remember needing a night light or asking to keep the door to your bedroom open so the hall light would help keep the dark monsters away? In my case, it was the clothes monster. My sister and I shared bunk …
I was telling my mother about two recent incidents that were both surprising and remarkable. A woman that I only knew through Facebook contacted me about my origami butterflies. She’d seen the butterflies at a party I attended where I gave them as a gift, and she loved them and wanted to know if …
Working with heart centered entrepreneurs and service based business owners, I’ve heard a lot of gut-wrenching stories. Most begin or end with debt. Whether you are in debt $10K or $70K isn’t important, what is important is how you resolve that debt and how quickly you can get yourself out from under it. I’ve been …
Several weeks ago I was asked to do a short presentation about the collaborative book F.A.I.T.H. – Finding Answers in the Heart. Following your heart was a given, then came the title “Trusting Your Inner GPS (Guidance Protective System).” I loved the title but I also wanted an acronym for people to use, something to …
The struggle to conceive can cause an emotional roller coaster while leaving some feeling less than whole. Being diagnosed as “Infertile” is a devastating label. As adults, we expect to become pregnant when we are “ready”. I personally was not prepared for multiple miscarriages or news that “my body wasn’t capable of pregnancy,” something I …
Dating….it can be one of the most exhilarating experiences, or a nightmare! It is so much different in today’s world. We no longer need to go out to meet people. We can just sit home in our pj’s and surf the net. Facebook friends, dating websites, and match makers are right at your fingertips. I …
All my life I’ve been a perfectionist. Things had to be just so. Folds with razor-sharp creases. Stacks of paper in perfect alignment. Food arranged with symmetry and precision. This affliction worsened as I aged. The more settled I was in my behaviors and attitudes and general life patterns, the more controlling I became. In …
Imagine the scene… You are out with your friends, and across the room you see the most gorgeous person ever. They look up, and your eyes meet for the most fleeting of moments, before you look away. Immediately your heart starts to pound, your belly is doing summersaults, and you can hardly breathe. And then… …
Do you like to know how things are going to work or how they’re going to happen? The practical side of me wants to know the exact steps from A to Z and everything in between. I get this from my father who was in charge of logistics in the Army. Forget spontaneity. You can’t …
