5 Unexpected Milestones
It’s not quite time yet for looking back on the highs and lows of 2016, but going to the Board of Elections and voting today threw me into a reflective […]
Category Archives: Philosophical
Abundance
I was forced to buy a new wallet recently. I don’t invest much in accessories like wallets, handbags, phone cases and such so this doesn’t happen very often. I think […]
Self-Care
I took a 30 minute walk outside today. A lunch time walk may not sound like big deal but I have an unhealthy habit of forgetting to get up from […]
How Bias Works
I discovered years ago that when my thoughts are racing too fast, and for too long, that I lose complete touch with my body. I become a head in a […]
Crazy Busy is Not a Thing
I recently described the last six months of my life as a time of “unprecedented stress.” What would have been more accurate is if I had said to my friend […]
Losing Your Rhythm
Anyone needing an easy laugh should come to my Jazzercise class on days the instructor works in routines that require clapping. Since I have yet to master the ability move […]
Burning Down the House
While I was facilitating a discussion about race this week it came up that some people “didn’t want to get into it” because black people are “always so angry.” There’s […]
Talking About Race
Given their druthers race is not usually the go to conversation topic for most people. It’s not hard to understand really, when you think about the ever present fear of […]
Paper Cuts
One of the most painful things I watch my clients experience is not losing a job to a more qualified candidate its discovering that they were the “paper candidate.” Sometimes […]
Why We Still Need Women’s History Month
As Women’s History month drifts to a close I feel like we are running in place with once step forward, two steps back on improving gender equity. And don’t get […]
Story Weaving
This morning, I heard someone say “women hold up half the sky”, and I thought, “I would be happy if most people just held up their half of the conversation.” […]
7 Stages of Winter
February 26, 2015 and I have completed all 7 stages of winter in Cleveland. I’m done. See you next year. The 7 Stages of Winter in Cleveland 1. Shock and […]
Cowardly
I asked my daughter what she might say to help a friend have the courage to do something new even though they were scared. After clarifying that the scary thing […]
10 Things I Learned in 2014
I recently saw a picture of Cinderella’s slipper with the caption “If Cinderella went back to pick up her shoe she wouldn’t have become a princess.” Whatever your feelings about […]
“Tell us what you really think”
There are lots of ways to shut down women when they are speaking. For me the one that stings the most – even more than being called bossy, intimidating, strident […]
