Musings on living, loving, and leading in today's world.
Yesterday, I bought a new calendar and turned the page to a new month and a new year. It’s not a clean slate and I won’t be a “new me” in this new year. I am me and I am learning and growing. Each day is a day where I can be more intentional about living my values, where I can be purposeful in pushing my growing edge, and where I can choose to turn the page in order to apply new skills.
My inner child is socially awkward, self-sabotaging, and a perpetual self-fulfilling prophesy of painful life lessons. My inner child is very cute, really, but she doesn’t quite fit into the “normal” category and she lacks the polish that most girls are expected to have. She far too often says whatever is in her head (please refer to the first line of this blog post).
I feel like an old tree, whose leaves once turned beautiful, vivid shades of red and orange and yellow, whose leaves are now brown and waiting for one strong storm to come and force them to the ground.
As I look around my world, I am increasingly aware of the other old trees and I wonder about this thing called life and what it is really all about: did The Creator have a plan here or is this all an improvisation piece?
I love Lizzo. She is such an amazing leader: she lives by example, she lives authentically, and she speaks out to challenge the beliefs and norms that make up the status quo. Earlier this week, Lizzo won an Emmy Award … Continue reading “Loving ourselves.” →
Sometimes I wake up at 3 a.m. and wonder if I am making a difference. For me, making a difference is one of my core values, so it is really important. I want this world and the people in it … Continue reading “Evidence of impact.” →
This past weekend, I visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York City with my son, his friend, and his friend’s family. As we moved through the exhibits, I was struck by the amount of change that has … Continue reading “Learning from the past.” →
In March, 2020, life as we knew it ground to a halt. Schools closed. We stopped visiting family. We stopped going shopping. We stopped going on play dates. Life started to open back up a few months later, but the … Continue reading “Reaching and teaching pandemic kids.” →
Last week, a very dear friend of mine from college passed away. How do you even say that? She died? She lost her battle with cancer? She is no longer with us? Aren’t we still too young for this? My … Continue reading “Oh music, sweet music.” →
This past summer, I started listening to podcasts. Well, to be specific, I have been listening to Brene Brown’s podcast, Unlocking Us. If you know me, you know that Brene Brown is my bff – she just doesn’t know it … Continue reading “When too much is not enough.” →
This week, I published my first book. (you can buy it here!) I say my first book, because I plan to publish again. I want to write books for adults and books for children. I want to write about things … Continue reading “Writing to learn.” →