Six months into this pandemic and many things now feel ordinary. Before leaving the house, we do the keys-cell-sunglasses and mask check. We automatically body-swerve around others to maintain that 6-foot gap, and we are no longer startled when we glimpse our au-naturel nails …
I can’t recall her name, but I’ll always remember the teacher who started our first day of the new school year by banning two words. With a bright white piece of chalk, she wrote the two words on the board. …
This week a friend posted a question in her social media feed that started me thinking. She asked: do you wait until the start of a week or the start of a month to begin a new habit? My response …
Is 2020 the Year to Kick the Procrastination Habit? Read more »
Just when you think you’ve got the hang of this pandemic, your little world turns around and gives you a kick in the pants. As I write this week’s blog, I am lulled by the soothing and melodious sounds of a …
By the time I was 16, I was certain I had picked up life’s essential lessons—the stunning innocence of youth. I had amazing parents, I was a Girl Guide for years, and I survived the strict South African school system, …
We have all seen the studies that show women undervalue their skills. I want to add something to this fact. Mothers, as well as women with a lifetime of experience, continue to believe that what they bring to the world …
No Guts, No Glory. Stop Playing It Safe with Your Dreams. Read more »
As the months’ spool by, most of us are reconciled to the fact that we are going to continue to spend lots of time away from the world. This vacuum has opened up hours, where the only thing filling our minds …
If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Most of us have heard that saying originally said by a little rabbit, Thumper, in the Disney movie, Bambi. Sweet as it sounds, it can come across as trite, a …
If You Can’t Say Something Nice… How to Think Before You Speak. Read more »
Most of us were raised knowing The Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If you loathe it when the person next to you scrolls through their phone while in the movies, then make sure you …
Would you put yourself in the live-with-no-regrets category? Regrets are for the weak and wobbly who cannot simply move on / get over it. Or do you perceive regrets as having value and serving as a reminder to improve our …