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July 24th, 2009 - 6:00 am § in lessons, recent posts

“In order to thrive…”

Sometimes I struggle  before admitting to someone what they’re doing (or not doing) doesn’t work for me.  I envy folks who have rock solid boundaries. Establishing boundaries is like building a new muscle, it requires strength training. Have you ever recalled the scariest movie you’ve ev[...]

July 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am § in most popular, recent posts, videos

Rocky Balboa “It ain’t about how hard you hit…”

Gail Snow Moraski gave me an 8 x 10 photo of Rocky. He had just raced up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, his arms raised in triumph. I cherished it so much, I taped it to the back of my bedroom door. I looked at it each morning before I started my [...][...]

July 22nd, 2009 - 6:00 am § in most popular, recent posts

“ice cream man!”

There are times in life when I’m transported directly back to a  place of innocence. Like hearing the tune as the Ice Cream Truck approaches my neighborhood.  I remember frantically gathering my nickels and dimes as I yelled to  my mom, “Ice Cream Man!” Standing in what seemed[...]

July 20th, 2009 - 6:00 am § in most popular, recent posts

A dream position

“Auntie, I need some advice”, the text message read. Within an hour, Kerri and I were sitting on the wall at Wollaston Beach weighing the pros and cons of the situation.  Kerri, a recent college graduate, was thrilled to be moving to Virginia in 2 weeks. That is, until she got an email offering[...]

July 17th, 2009 - 6:00 am § in lessons

Lesson 5 “You’re Fired”

It ‘s okay for Donald Trump to say it, in fact, millions of viewers tune into The Apprentice each week to see who will be next to go. In business, it’s common practice to fire someone when they’re not carrying their weight or they’re not a good fit.  Yet, in our personal lives, [...]

July 17th, 2009 - 5:00 am § in guest posts, recent posts

Reason Season Lifetime

People come to your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, [...][...]