**I selected the photo for this blog in honor of every woman, particularly women-of-color, who has been constantly asked to be less than who they…
Category : Life
Summer Reading 2025!!
Lord have mercy! The temperatures yesterday were getting too close to 100 degrees for me. When it’s too hot to go outside, what’s a person…
I’ve Never Recovered from COVID
I’ve never recovered from COVID. I figured it out the other day as I found myself crying over our most recent book club selection: Wish…
It Is Excellent to Receive As Well As Give – the Helpers
Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) famously used his mom’s phrase “look for the helpers” to reassure children who were worried and scared after 9/11. He shared…
Everything In Its Own Time
Lately, I’ve been confronted with the disconnect between the universe’s timing and mine. There are things that I feel like I need right now: MAD!…
You’ve Got This
Recently I was asked to do a virtual presentation to a business networking group to provide motivation and encouragement for our membership of local small…
Walk With the Light
From the end of December 2019. This week we have a new moon, an eclipse, and a new decade. It’s the perfect time to focus…
Of Vinaigrettes and Yoga
If you’re not breathing, it’s a circus trick. – Sonya This first time I heard Sonya say that in yoga, I unlocked my jaw, stopped…
Summertime Diversion Extravaganza
It’s summertime. Vacations at the beach, summer camp, poolside libations, all the things that make up summer. Plus books. And videos. And TED Talks. And…
Compassion and Loving-Kindness
I woke up this morning thinking about grace. One of its definitions on Merriam-Webster online is a “disposition to or an act or instance of…