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Embracing Light in the Depths of Winter’s Solace
As the winter solstice dawns upon us, marking the year’s shortest day, it brings both the...
I See You
The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who...
Gratitude for Self-Growth: A Path to Becoming Your Best Self
In a world constantly urging us to achieve more, be better, and push harder, it’s easy to overlook...
Building Resilience: The Key to a Successful Criticism Cleanse
In the dynamic landscape of personal and professional development, resilience emerges as the...
Recent Posts
Portrait of a Strong Wise Woman
As we watch the sand through the hourglass on this last day of August, I wanted to revisit my thoughts on what makes a strong wise woman. My definition continues to evolve as I do and deepens as I continue to have this beautiful and intimate conversation with women...
Person to Person
We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. ~Mother Teresa~ I have been in a bit of a funk over the past number of weeks. Not many would notice, but on the inside there is a gnawing...
Life is Like a Vegetable Garden
The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. ~George Bernard Shaw~ What’s got my attention today? My garden. It is one of my most favorite things. It is not a sweeping landscape or a professionally groomed masterpiece that could grace...
Mother to Mother…A Statement of Support for the Silent Grief of Ghazala Khan
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls....
Resist The Urge to Judge…
As long as we continue to live as if we are what we do, what we have, and what other people think about us, we will remain filled with judgments, opinions, evaluations, and condemnations. We will remain addicted to putting people and things in their "right" place. ~...
What are you willing to do?
Progress is impossible without change. Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~ George Bernard Shaw ~ If you are part of the JOLT family, you know that our Wednesday thought of the day asks "What Can YOU Do" to help another. Over the past...
We Go This Way But Once…Lessons From A Gallon of Milk
I've been revisiting some of my writing over the past number of weeks. I find that it is helpful and grounding to return to your starting place. It can help you renew your motivation and purpose, explore if it still rings true for you, celebrate how much you've grown...
It’s Not Enough to Be Shocked and Saddened Anymore…We Must BE the Love and Prayers
I know I'm not alone. Sunday's news from Orlando just gutted me. I feel numb. I am feel angry. I am just pissed off about some of the exhausting social media rhetoric that has been trending for the past 48 hours. But mostly, I just feel saddened. Looking at...
Random Acts of JOLT-Join the Movement!
Each time I perform an act of kindness, a part of me heals. ~Lupi Ngcayisa~ Rough on one side and smooth on the other...just like the balance of life. Place it in your hand, resting between your thumb and index finger and hold it...let it remind you that there is...
The Poem That Helped Shape My Life…Desiderata
April is National Poetry Month. Poetry has played such an important role in telling the story of humanity. It illuminates the commonality of our human experience, connecting us through the power of words. To celebrate, I want to share one of the poems that has shaped...
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