No Free Rein

No Free Rein

This past weekend we spent in Boston attending our eldest daughter’s graduation from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. We have had quite the month of May with moving, spending a week in California (work and play), and 2 graduations 200 miles apart and 3...
Do It For You

Do It For You

We did an exercise while we were at the retreat with Mette Nørgaard. She asked us to go off in small groups and define what disrupts our calm. That was such a great question and, interestingly enough, each one of us in our small group answered it a little bit...
Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas

While I was in California, I had the pleasure of listening to Chef Naomi Shim of the Doubting Thomas restaurant in LA speak about her journey from 6th grade teacher to restauranteur. She is now a multi-faceted culinary maven but this wasn’t always the case. She...
Motivational Monday!

Motivational Monday!

I was in Southern California all last week for a little work and then a little play. I have headed out to Malibu the first week in May for the past two years to attend a Summit for the non-profit board I have the pleasure to serving (UrbanPromise International). Our...

Friday’s Quote

“Peace is the result of retraining the mind to process life as it is rather than how you think it should be.” ~Wayne Dyer Many people start off the year with a word that they want to live by. I started the year off with a person I want to emulate and, if...