Update on my Travel Goal
***Updated June 13, 2013 from blog post of June 2012*** Most of you know of my goal to visit, live or work in at least 50 countries before I turn 50. When I set the goal I remember thinking how far away I was to both 50s!! Now, not so much!! I thought I would […]
Aim for life connections instead of networking
My soapbox: Aim for life connections I met someone this afternoon with whom I truly felt an immediate connection. It was scheduled to be a “career conversation” but instead was an open introduction, over tea, and very casual. The conversation reminded me of a question someone asked me recently: “How can I get better […]
Contemplating a dream in 2013 : Martin Luther King Jr.
Contemplating a dream in 2013 : Martin Luther King Jr. I couldn’t imagine a more fitting tribute to the legacy and life of Martin Luther King Jr than the second term inauguration of President Barack Obama on the day Americans celebrate his birthday. So in honour of the day, I thought I would share a […]
Lesism – by Les Floyd: With Friends Like These…
Currently my favorite blog post ever…. So many people need to see this one. Lesism – by Les Floyd: With Friends Like These…. Favorite Excerpts: … we accept such sustained criticism and destructive negativity from ourselves – truly the one person in the world who is always with us, and who we should be able […]
Revisiting “Who Do You Love?
Revisiting “Who Do You Love? There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining; for giving which seeks no reward; for listening without judgment; for loving unconditionally. Elisabeth Kabler-Ross I recently wrote a blog on loving people of all types, just because. I asked the question: If we assume that […]
My #SoapBox: Who do you Love?
Each relationship between two persons is absolutely unique. That is why you cannot love two people the same. It simply is not possible. You love each person differently because of who they are and the uniqueness that they draw out of you. William P. Young, The Shack Do you have friends that seem great at […]
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. by Living, Learning, and Loving Those of you who follow me on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or at least occasionally read this blog likely have gotten a sense of what is most important to me. 1) Living, an easy word so misunderstood by most, is a major focus. I mean truly […]