Are we there yet?

Are we there yet?

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” ~Sam Leveson Today’s blog continues with last week’s theme of time—only this time, I have a confession to make…I’m a habitual clock watcher. I’m the one sneaking a peak at my watch during a conversation, glancing furtively at the wall clock during a meeting, or…

One woman’s junk

One woman’s junk

When I was a child, we had a junk drawer (sorry Mom)—full of all the miscellaneous items that we might someday need, but that didn’t really have a place of their own. I can picture dried up pens, loose buttons and coins, a frayed cloth tape measure, bent paperclips, a used fingernail file. And for…

New Year’s Revolution

New Year’s Revolution

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives…not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~ Ellen Goodman It’s the final week of the year….

What would you do?

What would you do?

When you were a child, your mother, or a teacher, or some other significant adult probably told you, “You can be anything you want to be.” What was it you wanted to be? Movie star, doctor, fire fighter, president, Spiderman!?! Did you make it? If not, what stopped you? Maybe your dream has changed since…

You have arrived at your destination

You have arrived at your destination

“You have arrived at your destination. The route guidance is now finished.” Is there a more comforting phrase? After all the twists and turns, merges, and recalculations, you finally made it! But what happens if you’ve reached the end of your roadmap with time to spare, and the next destination isn’t clear? What now? As…