Stories & reflections
A little encouragement for the everyday. Join me for stories, reflections, and lessons from a resilient heart.
This week’s inspiration comes from my sister, Rachel, and our discussion about a comment that we rarely make, “That’s good enough.” We’re not sure why, but both of us tend to be driven and focused on finding our…
Read more: A New Pledge with My Sister →This week’s inspiration comes from a rare special visitor, my fifteen-month-old granddaughter Blakely Faye, and yes, Leonardo da Vinci. At our large Thanksgiving table filled with family and friends, each of us shared something that we were grateful…
Read more: A Lesson From Blakely Faye and da Vinci →It’s that time of year when we are reminded to be thankful. Some years are easier than others. Our bodies may have misbehaved, or even betrayed us with illness or ailments. Our investments of time, energy, and effort…
Read more: Sometimes It’s Hard to Be Thankful →This week’s inspiration comes from two sources. First, in his pre-election focus group work for 60 Minutes’ report on The National Mood, Frank Luntz, an opinion analyst and CBS consultant, made a comment that has stuck with me.…
Read more: The Election We Have Every Day →It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that my sweet Aunt Pearl, my surrogate mother after my mom’s death eleven years ago, is no longer with us. Sunday evening, she left us. Her granddaughter, Allison,…
Read more: Saying Goodbye to My Aunt Pearl →I decided to vote early this election, something I’ve never done before. I’m not sure why, but I had this urgent need to “check the box” and get it out of the way. I thought maybe it would…
Read more: Was It a Mistake to Vote Early? →This week’s inspiration comes from an unlikely source: my cable company repair man. For weeks I have lived with one sports channel that would not switch to HD (high definition) mode. I could watch in SD (standard definition)…
Read more: A Lesson From My Cable Guy →This week’s inspiration comes from my granddaughter, Blakely Faye. Her parents sent me this photo (above) of little Blakely Faye kissing baby Blakely Faye. The innocence and simplicity of her unvarnished self-love made me smile deep inside. My…
Read more: On Self-Love and Swagger: Lessons from My Granddaughter →
