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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...
The Unexpected Power of Kindness in Reigniting Passion
In the pursuit of purpose and fulfillment, passion often feels like the fuel that keeps us moving...
Building Resilience: The Key to a Successful Criticism Cleanse
In the dynamic landscape of personal and professional development, resilience emerges as the...
Recent Posts
To Raffi, With Love
Dearest Raffi, I wanted to write to you today to share my gratitude for your incredible talent, generosity, and humility, but most of all, your ability to connect so deeply with the hearts of children and adults alike. Today is my son Stephen’s birthday. He...
Tether Yourself to Life with Gratitude
A New Chapter for JOLT, Strong Wise Women and MeI’m getting ready to launch the new look and feel for my work. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been doing this for eleven years. Looking back, I’m not sure how this happened. I have always been under the impression that...
Dear Friend
I wanted to send you a quick note to check-in and to update you on my work.I've been working on some new things and needed to focus on my family and health. I wanted to send you a quick note to check-in and to update you on my work. My apologies to all of you for the...
All Dogs Go To Heaven…Especially This One. Remembering Rudy The Wonder Dog
Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really. ~Agnes Sligh Turnbull~ Yesterday we lost a family member, a writing partner, a teacher and a loyal friend. Rudy the Wonder Dog is no longer in pain, and for that we are...
God’s Valentine
Love is a consistent passion to give, not a meek persistent hope to receive. The only demand of life is the privilege to love all. ~ Swami Chinmayananda ~ What if this arrived in the mail today? My Dearest (Insert Your Name Here), ...
Love to the Alabama girls who are 14, but could pass for 20 and a prayer for those who dismiss them.
I just can’t take it anymore. On several occasions over the past few months, I’ve asked my husband, “is this really happening?” It seems that we have found ourselves, much like the cast of Stranger Things, threatened by the Upside-Down world. I don’t know how...
The Dangerous Game of Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda…
Woulda. Coulda. Shoulda. If I can be completely honest, those three fabricated words drive me nuts. Three words that actually sum up what is wrong with the world these days. We keep looking back hoping to fix what's in front of us. Shortly after Stephen died, a person...
Tulips and Steaming Dog Crap
People who look through keyholes are apt to get the idea that most things are keyhole shaped. ~Author Unknown~ The tulips in my back yard have started to pop up. The tulips are a sign of life from the cold ground, a good sign that spring will...
Portrait of a Strong Wise Woman
One is not born a woman, one becomes one. ~ Simone De Beauvoir~ I’ve been writing for a number of years now. Books, blogs, speeches, tweets, grocery lists. But what I’ve never really discussed is the thousands of person to person emails I’ve exchanged with women who...
“Be a Nester”-Life Lessons From a Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Whatever else be lost among the years, Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing: Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears, Let us hold close one day, remembering Its poignant meaning for the hearts of men. Let us get back our childlike faith again. ~Grace Noll...
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