Musings on living, loving, and leading in today's world.
My dad is a great storyteller. I remember being a little girl and listening to my father read Winnie the Pooh. He did the absolute best Eeyore voice. “Oh, bother,” he would read in a voice that was just perfect … Continue reading “Family Stories.” →
How can we normalize this new normal of returning to school?
How do you know when it’s time, or if it’s time, to start something new? Last week, I started a new position – a new principal position. Starting a new position in the middle of a global pandemic is scary and uncertain. Building relationships in zoom meetings or wearing a mask adds a significant layer of challenge to something that is already difficult.
It’s become almost cliche to look to movies or literature for clues about what our present or our future might look like. While Back to the Future had us all thinking that flying cars were a possibility, the news is showing … Continue reading “Driverless cars and other novelties.” →
This is going to sound ridiculous. We decorated our Christmas tree tonight, and I couldn’t find this one ornament. It was a Betsy Clark ornament that my Grammy Lord gave me in 1975. I have hung it at the top … Continue reading “The whole world…in an ornament.” →
I haven’t written a blog post in a while. I have sat down to write, but everything has sounded off in my head. For the past few months, I have been taking a class called Attitudinal Healing. There are 12 … Continue reading “Seeing the whole, not the fragments.” →
Family. At this time of year, our thoughts so often turn to the stories and connections that we have with our families. I remember every sound, every smell, every flavor of the time spent at my Grandmother’s house. She was … Continue reading “In my Grammy’s House.” →
As I put on my makeup this morning, I was acutely aware of the lines around my eyes. The eye cream that is designed to reduce them is clearly not doing its job. I notice the grey hairs: the ones … Continue reading “Reflections on Being of a Certain Age” →
Lately, I have had one foot in the future and one foot in the past at the same time. I scheduled an appointment with a leadership coach to help me figure out what I should be doing differently in my … Continue reading “Getting Unstuck” →
I have had a very bad year. Divorce. House fire. Struggles with anxiety and depression. And, the cherry on top of my bad year sundae has involved looking for a new job. Finding a new job is worse than internet … Continue reading “When is the Next Thing?” →