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I worked for a menial's hire, Only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked of life, Life would have willingly paid. Anonymous poet – quoted by Napolean Hill in Think and Grow Rich  My parents prided themselves at being able to support themselves and look after their own needs. However as they aged, there were times when … Continue reading Asking for What We Need

Don’t quit your day dream! Author unknown Ikigai: Japanese concept that refers to a reason for being. Some time ago an intriguing article appeared in the newspaper entitled: “I love Mondays!” No- the writer had not quit her day job but she did put certain measures in place (e.g. no meetings Monday mornings; clearing up … Continue reading What Gets You Up in the Morning?

Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle. John Watson; Also attributed to Philo of Alexandria Hope inspires the good to reveal itself. Emily Dickinson * Most of us experience fear at one time or another.  I know I do.   Or we may experience worry, anxiety, or that … Continue reading Everyday Courage

A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction. Virginia Woolf The lake is calling me. Anonymous The need for our own space is paramount. As Virginia Woolf so famously pointed out: women need a room of their own and money in order to fully live their … Continue reading Having Our Own Space

It's the voice of self-doubt, of the inner critic .... (that) most holds women back from playing bigger. Tara Mohr, author of Playing Big The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. Michelangelo When … Continue reading Quieting Our Inner Critic

  It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out — it’s the grain of sand in your shoe. Robert Service  You come to a point in life in which you understand a fundamental truth- the little things in life can bring us both joy and misery. In the posting, Living from a Place of … Continue reading Dealing with the Irritants in Life

"Why, I say, should I ever have bitterly blamed (my body) for such trifles as I have blamed it for: for having too much flesh in this spot, too little muscle in that, for producing this wrinkle, that sag, that gray hair, or this texture? Dear body! My dear body! It has gone about its … Continue reading Honour Your Body

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes- including you. Anne Lamott For the times they are a-changin’… Bob Dylan Most would agree that the pace of change in the last 50-100 years- is unprecedented. Nowhere is this more evident than in technological change.  Think about it for a minute. … Continue reading Staying Afloat with the Pace of Change

You are as happy as your least happy child. Erma Bombeck Also attributed to Sarah Payne Stuart When my sons were young I had this naïve belief that once they turned 18 they would be adults and I would be free of worry and fretting. My job was to keep them healthy and safe - alive in fact, until they turned 18. I … Continue reading Being a Parent of Adult Children Part 1

If things with children go wrong you can't take all the blame. If things with children go right, you can't take all the credit. Author unknown but stated on more than one occasion by my mother and mother-in-law. Being a parent of an adult son or daughter is uncharted territory. There is no parents' manual … Continue reading Being a Parent of Adult Children Part 2