When I prepare for a speaking engagement or a coaching session, I always ask what the focus should be … specifically, I inquire about what topic I should speak on for an event or what would the client like to work on during that current session. As I was preparing for today’s blog, a common them has become clear. Yes, […]
Jimmy Carter addressed the country in 1980 and designated a week in March as National Women’s Week. He said, “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But […]
New Beginnings … Growth … Both are concepts I’ve been mulling over the last couple of months. A “new beginning” suggests I must start over. We are so performance-driven that many times we season our “starting overs” with negativity and dread. “UGH! You mean I have to do this all over again!!!!” Sometimes, we just need to begin again to […]
Thinking about “New Beginnings”, I find myself at a crossroads, conceptually speaking. Now, these conceptual crossroads are not new to me. I have spent the last 2 ½ years discovering my “new normal” living with Grief. I believe those of us “living while grieving” are continually faced with these conceptual crossroads, or choices, in our day-to-day survival of life. I’ve […]
Meet my friend, Tiffany. (She’s so stinkin’ cute in that black visor!) We were playing tennis the other day when something remarkable happened on the court. Tiffany began telling “her” story. Wow! It was so amazing, I wanted to share it with you! So, I asked her to be a guest blogger for me. So, here she is!!! Yep, I […]
Last Wednesday, Savannah celebrated another birthday in Heaven. This was her third in the heavenlies and would have been her 24th on Earth. It’s still un-real to me that she is not “here”; however, the love showered on us was REAL. I received numerous texts, social media messages, emails, pictures, videos, calls, hugs, kisses, flowers, coffee, heartfelt eye-contact-kind-of-moments that communicated […]
As I prepared to speak to the remarkable souls in Monroe, LA at one of the homes with Mercy Multiplied Ministries (read more about Mercy Multiplied here), I began reading past blogs, specifically the ones written in February. You see, the I’m Alive 2 Thrive blog began as a process. A process toward healing. I had never blogged before and […]
February is considered the “Month of Love”. A highly commercialized month where we tend to shower those we care for with tokens of our love and appreciation. Some people go “over the top” with extravagant gifts and experiences. Others celebrate with just a simple heart-felt card or flowers or possibly chocolates. Then, there are those who celebrate February 14th as […]
I love to be asked “thought – provoking” questions. I’m telling you the truth. I do. I’m talking about those questions that almost startle you. You know you’ve been thrown a “curve ball question” when you sort of tilt you head, furrow your brow, and your eyes gaze off momentarily into the “great-unknown”. A guttural, “mmmm” is the only response […]
It’s amazing what you learn when you simply “listen” to the people you encounter. I can’t wait for you to read this blog. Meet my friend, Shannon. She was recently telling me about a how a “simple” task became a metaphor of her life. I asked if she would consider writing about it so I could share with you. Our […]