Two women were born in 1933. One in France. One in America. The woman born in France was Jewish. Her name was Francine. The American girl was born in a small town in West Virginia. She was a second-generation Cherokee. Her name was Peggy. They came from different parts of the world and would face very different challenges. What they shared was coming into the world in the year Hitler came into power. That became part of both of their stories. By the time Francine was eight years old, ... Read More » about The stories of two women born in 1933
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FAQ Series: Growth & Legacy – What will you make possible?
Welcome to the fifth and final installment of our Personal FAQs series, where we explore questions that can guide us as we continuously recenter, realign, and move forward with clarity throughout our lives.To make it easier to ask questions that are relevant to where we are and what we need at any juncture, we have been reviewing five FAQs domains. We move now to our final domain, Growth & Legacy.The Five Personal FAQ Domains: Growth & Legacy Some time ago, I wrote an article ... Read More » about FAQ Series: Growth & Legacy – What will you make possible?
FAQ Series: Decision-Making & Direction – What Do I Want To Be Possible?
Welcome to the third installment of our Personal FAQs series, where we explore questions that can serve as we continuously recenter, realign, and move forward with clarity throughout our lives. To make it easier to have questions that can help us based on our current situation and needs at any juncture, we are examining five different FAQ domains.We’ve now covered the first two, and we're moving on to Decision-Making & Direction this week.The Five Personal FAQ Domains: Decision ... Read More » about FAQ Series: Decision-Making & Direction – What Do I Want To Be Possible?
FAQ Series: Identity, Purpose, and Permission to Grow
Welcome to the first post in our Personal FAQs series, where we will be exploring questions that can serve us as we continuously recenter, realign, and move forward with clarity throughout our lives. To make it easier to have questions that can help based on where we are and what we need at any juncture, we’ll be looking at five different FAQs domains.The Five Personal FAQ Domains: Having core FAQs across all domains isn’t about reaching final answers. It’s about staying present to who ... Read More » about FAQ Series: Identity, Purpose, and Permission to Grow
From Invisible to Essential: The Power of Unexpected Influence
Back in 2013, I wrote about Ralph Waldo Emerson without realizing how much of what I admired in him would one day show up in my own work. Self-publishing, writing in series, blending speaking with writing, journaling, all choices I’ve made as well, were paths he’d walked long before me.In 1837, Emerson self-published The American Scholar at his own expense, a move I didn’t fully appreciate in 2013 but came to understand deeply in 2017, when I released and self-published my first book into the ... Read More » about From Invisible to Essential: The Power of Unexpected Influence
Where do FAQs come from?
My best birthday gift last year, when I turned 70, was a surprise visit from my daughter, son-in-law, and my two youngest granddaughters. It had been a long time since we’d breathed the same air. That first hug, one neither my daughter nor I wanted to end, reminded me just how much I’d missed them. It was a short visit, just a day, but it filled my heart and renewed my resolve to make sure the next one comes much sooner. But the visit also took me back to my continued computer saga and brought ... Read More » about Where do FAQs come from?
