Sandi’s Encounter Hello! I’m happy to be writing to you, having just returned from a very special family vacation in Florida. The purpose of the trip was to fulfill two items on my mother-in-law’s bucket list: a visit to Key West and a swim with the dolphins.
How Easy It Would Have Been After a fun and eventful visit this past June that included a high school graduation, a wedding, and time with family in New York and Connecticut, I settled in to my seat for the plane ride home to Arizona. Since the flight is four and a half hours, I […]
What’s Your Story? Your resume only tells you so much. That’s why, when the winds of change are blowing, it’s best to look at your entire life story for guidance. I don’t mean the 500+ page tell-all you might write someday. This is a two or three-page bulleted version with snapshot moments from throughout the […]
Highlights How is Trust coming into play for you at this time? That’s the question that kicked off this series. As I stated in the introduction, I’ve learned that trust is an essential element of being in the current and that in each opportunity, crisis, and crossroad, the issue of trust is critical.
(#4 in the series: Trust is an Essential Element) Lessons from the Labyrinth Last Wednesday, while on a self-guided retreat at a local spa, I came upon a labyrinth, designed to inspire a walking meditation. Unlike those high-hedged corn mazes which, based on my sense of direction, would likely have me wandering through the hedges […]
(#3 in the series: Trust is an Essential Element) It Looked Reasonable Then When you first declared that goal for yourself (whatever it was), it seemed like there was more than enough time to reach it. Whether it was January or the first day of Spring, the time in front of you seemed expansive and […]
(#2 in the series: Trust is an Essential Element) Today’s feature continues the theme introduced in: Trust is an Essential Element. I wrote this article in 2006; the now-ubiquitous quote from Steve Jobs aptly addresses the question of trust and clarity. Rixt Kuiper, the friend referenced below, tells me how much it affected her when I first […]
About Today’s Topic Warm greetings to each of you! This first issue of the year is later than usual. As I mentioned in the 2015 Year End Reflection, my current attention and focus is with my mother who is peacefully living out her final days. During this time of quiet reflection by her bedside, I am […]
Put Your Soul Into It Earlier this year a new caregiver couple moved into my mother’s group home. Prior to their retiring, the former caregivers tended to my mother for three years with great love and kindness. This changeover could have been a time of apprehension but I was reassured by an interaction that first […]
To the Mountaintop and Back Who am I? Why am I here? Whether it’s for you personally or in an organizational context, identifying your core purpose can have a profound and lasting impact. When I guide someone through the process of discovering his/her purpose, I describe it this way: We’re going to the mountaintop and back.