Who Are Your Villagers?

Who Are Your Villagers?

You are probably familiar with the phrase, “it takes a village to raise a child.” Although I’m no longer a child, I still rely on that village philosophy for achieving success in life. I can’t point to any single success in my life and say that I accomplished it...
15 Life Lessons

15 Life Lessons

My husband and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary today on October 15th.  I’ve learned so many things during my journey through life with him that I thought I would share 15 of my life lessons with you. Breathe: No matter how crazy life gets, there’s...
Inspiration From a 10-Year Old Girl

Inspiration From a 10-Year Old Girl

A few weeks ago, my brother shared a link to this video on his social media page.  He shared it because he’s a drummer and was impressed by the little girl’s talent and that a famous rock star responded with this video to encourage her. When I look at these videos...
Lessons from RBG

Lessons from RBG

I recently facilitated a webinar in which I asked participants to list some people they admired that had positively impacted their lives.  Included among the list of names was Ruth Bader Ginsburg or RBG.  The very next day, we received the sad news that she had passed...
Planting Your Dreams

Planting Your Dreams

What’s wrong with this picture?  Look at the two plants in the header of this newsletter.  I bought both at the same time, from the same nursey, and placed them on my back patio about six feet away from each other.  Everything started great.  They were both thriving...
Resiliency Lessons Learned from a Spider

Resiliency Lessons Learned from a Spider

When I woke up this morning, I went outside to my patio to enjoy some fresh air and meditate before getting started with work.  It was a foggy morning, and the moisture in the air caused me to notice several spider webs clinging to my patio furniture.  The photo I...