Musings on living, loving, and leading in today's world.
Some people say that the only constant is change. I would argue that there is another constant: loss. Life is about comings and goings, but I have never grown used to the “goings” of people in my life, especially those … Continue reading “Losing those we love.” →
I just made scrambled eggs for breakfast and every single time I make eggs, I am transported back to being about 8 or 9. My sister, Christine, went through quite a scrambled egg obsession and she always asked for “scrambled … Continue reading “Food memories.” →
I am the oldest of four. There is me and then my sister, Christine, my sister, Catie, and my brother Andrew. Some families are closer than others. I feel fortunate that we grew up in a family unit – we … Continue reading “Oldest of four.” →
Today is my birthday. I stopped celebrating my birthday years ago and starting thinking about it as an inevitable task, like renewing your driver’s license, it is something that you know you have to do but still put off acknowledging … Continue reading “On aging.” →
Did you ever have an experience that crystalized in your memory? I wrote this poem to capture an experience I had when I was thirteen on a vacation with my family.
A sliding door separated where we lived from where my father worked. My dad would slide the door open and pass the threshold into a wonderland of sounds and textures and smells; not all of them good smells, but there was no doubt that he had entered a different place. The shelves were full of colorful boxes with letters and numbers. Things hung from the walls all the way up to the ceiling. There was a desk in the front window, swivel chairs at the counter, and an old mahogany cash register behind the counter.
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.” →
When I was a kid, we practiced social distancing regularly. We called it boredom.
As we go through our day to day lives, where do we see our values showing up? Where do we need to work a bit harder?
It’s December 23. The 2018 Holiday Season is in full swing. When my kids were little, we worked so hard to preserve the holiday traditions that had been a part of my family growing up. My dad would go downstairs … Continue reading “Traditions Are What We Make Them.” →