I was watching a program on one of my favorite TV channels last night, called “Sinbad.” What struck me, if you don’t know the story of Sinbad, was that one brother (Sinbad) who gloriously went through his charmed life, and his actions, his choices, made a strong impact on his family, especially his brother. Sinbad’s [...]
As I sit here in my shady spot in my flowering backyard, I hear the birds, feel the wind, and watch my cat go crazy running, I think back over a conversation from last night with my nephew, Ken Rion, who is passionate about leading. Leading to motivate, leading to inspire, and leading to choice. [...]
I am a virgin. I have never experienced this before. Gotcha! As I walk out of the Trocadero Metro station, I find myself looking around. Where is it? I thought it was right here. What do I see? Restaurants. I walk closer to what I think is the River Seine. There it is, I walk [...]
As I look out the window on this spring day, I am entertained by my not so friendly neighborhood squirrels. Undisturbed by my cat Sesame, they seek their hidden treasures of food in our backyard, and they are not disappointed. They know instinctively where they’ve hidden their goodies. They are rewarded when they find what [...]
“Iron Man to the rescue,” to paraphrase Pepper Potts, Iron Man’s girlfriend. I loved this movie. There was such heart, soul, and vulnerability here. Some great lessons and no, I’m not giving you the plot. I’m no spoiler. There were some golden nuggets in this movie and I gave myself the time to explore and [...]
When I work with clients I usually have them work on definitions of what they believe in. One of clients recently came up with a definition that surprised her. Until she had taken the time to sit down to actually define what these words meant to her, she had no idea where they would take [...]
I look out over Death Valley from an elevated point and reflect on the sites, the hiking to a natural arch, and the experience of being at the lowest point in the contiguous United States. In the distance, I see an oasis, and I wonder where my own oasis lies. My space of solace and [...]
Recently, I learned more about a classmate and friend. We were thrown together by fate for a project (which is another story). My impression or assumption of her initially is that she is a straight shooter and when the chips are down she will tell you what she thinks. An admirable trait. Being thrown together [...]
Waiting….waiting…waiting…and…waiting…then suddenly, without warning, “The Perfect Storm.” Yes, I have been waiting to have several projects completed and for one thing or another, for example: shipping, availability of experts to install, and cash on hand to pay for the experts, they were in delay mode. Last week though, everything came together and BANG! everybody wanted [...]
Everyone by now is seeing the signs of spring. This is the time to notice the freshness of the weather and new beginnings. So, we decided to take on a new project…re-landscaping the backyard. A start of something new and a creation of an outdoor sanctuary. The plants have seen better days and we just [...]
