Strangers Who Understand (Time Period: Within the last ten months of my mother’s life, under hospice care.) Dinner was about to be served and it was time to wrap up our visit. As Jess and I were on our way out, we turned to see Gabriel wheeling Mom to the head of the table. Rather […]
A New View About six months ago, I was talking with three of my coach friends from Connecticut. We’ve been “meeting virtually” on a monthly basis for many years and long before Zoom existed. I was in the midst of giving an update on a project that, for a variety of reasons, was taking longer […]
(Time Period: About two years after moving to the care home.) Gabriel answered the door with a warm smile. As he walked me into the family room, he gave me the report: “Grace had a restless night.” Though she could no longer walk on her own, Mom often managed to get herself out of bed […]
During the first few weeks of visiting Mom in the group home, I noticed how each of the residents was at a different stage, in terms of the progression of dementia. Along the U-shape of reclining chairs in the family room, Arlene and Elizabeth were the two ladies who sat across from Mom and Shirley. […]
On Saturday mornings, I’d arrive at Mom’s and we’d go sit in her private room while her caregivers vacuumed and picked up the house. Her room was very pleasant, well-lit by natural sunlight and with a window overlooking the pool – “the oceanfront room,” as Tim and Cristina, the owners of the group home, lightheartedly […]
The Two Questions I Asked God One Day It was October 2018 and one month prior to taking my sabbatical. I sensed we were approaching the end of our chapter in Arizona and that the momentum was about to pick up on a potential move to Florida.
Greetings to you, my friends, and all good wishes for the new year and this new decade. It’s been 15 months since I wrote to you and shared my plans for sabbatical (see: Following the Current). Even as I announced a six-month sabbatical, I had the feeling it would be a full year. Toward the end […]
We’re Moving Prior to our Alaska trip this past August, my husband Jess and I had taken one other cruise (in the Caribbean); but since that was many years ago, the details of what it’s like to be at sea had faded. As the ship departed from Vancouver, I was seated in a meeting room, […]
Summer Greetings Hello! The last time I wrote to you it was spring and here we are rounding the corner of summer. So far I’ve spent the summer coaching several leaders from three different organizations and I had a great two weeks visiting family in Boston, Connecticut, and New York.
Where is the Motivation? In the last issue entitled Design Your Time, the Call to Action was to take a fresh look at your daily and weekly routines to make sure your long-term goal is showing up on your schedule. Now let’s address the issue of motivation — getting yourself to show up to that newly allocated time slot.