11/11/2021
Does Thinking Make It So? - Part 2 of 4
Without vision and all that is required to reach it, there is no journey or goal to move toward. I’m sure you’ve been told to fully visualize and identify what it is you want. It’s an important step on the path!
11/04/2021
Adapting To Change
This is part one of a four-part blog series that I will be sharing over the next few weeks. Each of the blogs will dive into what we consider to be the three approaches needed to manage change and grow – and they are some of the greatest mountains that we face. And, as change is one of the few gua...
10/08/2021
All For This Moment
I often sign off text and emails with “all for this moment” – and today, my cousin Alice said to me “that should be the title of your next blog”. So here it is. What do I mean when I say all for “this” moment?
09/24/2021
Project School Shoes ... please!!
Poverty is all over the world. We know this. And, if you watch television, you’ve seen some challenging images of those in need.
09/17/2021
Life Is A Safari
The origin of the Kiswahili word safari means a journey. And during our life journeys, we are called upon to co-exist with each other in different ways. Sometimes we must pull back, and step aside to give others the space to live and grow.
09/10/2021
The Tortoise & The Leader
Meet Tortoise, The Walker. By reputation, she is steady, sure, wise, and patient. She is revered in cultures around the world and, legend has it, that she beat a hare in a very famous race!
08/29/2021
YOU Time
There is no one more important than YOU. At some point in time though, you may have believed that everyone and everything had greater priority than you had.
08/21/2021
STAY Close to People Who Feel Like SUNSHINE!
Now that’s a smart piece of street philosophy that I just ran into on a side trip (from our temporary, Dutch countryside residence) to Delft, The Netherlands.
08/13/2021
Can You Imagine A World Without Elephants?
I remember the very first time I ‘met’ an elephant. It was the early 1960s, on a Nairobi National Park self-drive safari. Our family car was driven by my father. My sisters, mother and I were in the back seat peering through the front windshield, very excited to see an elephant crossing ahead of...
08/07/2021
You can either be afraid or charge into the world bravely!
When I heard my son Toks casually say, “You can either be afraid or charge into the world bravely”, it hit me in the most profound way.
07/24/2021
To Speak or Not to Speak?
Have you ever been in a meeting room and chosen not to speak because you were afraid to do so? Sure you have. What goes through your mind: “Can I say it right? “Will my ideas be rejected?” “Am I good enough to contribute to this discussion?”