Wynne Leon is an optimist, an enthusiast of endurance sports and a woman intent in charting her own path. Which is a combination that has led to an unconventional life. When she was younger a life of adventure meant climbing mountains, traveling the world and being an entrepreneur. More recently, it’s been starting a family as a single parent at age 46, having another child at age 50 and adopting a highly-strung kitten, even though she really is a dog person. Her writing projects include technical computer manuals, articles about meditation and parenting, and Finding My Father’s Faith, a memoir about spirituality, solace and her relationship with her beloved father.
I was sitting side by side with Mr. D the other day talking about his stuffy, Bun Bun, or whatever else you talk about with a three-year-old when suddenly he reached up and touched my eyes. “I can see your eyes, but I can’t see mine eyes.” Drop the mic, my son just wrote a … More Here’s Looking At You, Kid
When I was new to blogging, I spent some time looking for bloggers that were good writers, aligned with what I was interested in, and who I was inspired by. I lucked out by finding, Betsy Kerekes on Parenting is Funny. There’s much to love about Betsy but I think what stuck the most for … More Podcast Episode 3: On Mountaineering, Martial Arts, Overcoming Challenges and Motherhood
Our new little baby blog has turned one month! What a fun month it has been trying to write and talk our way through our journey to discover what matters most. Of course, this is all possible because of the great group of writers and community that makes this conversation meaningful. In Case You Missed … More January’s Greatest Hits
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post calling for help to Put Me In the Mood For Love. And wow, I loved the results, pun intended. Here’s why. It made me feel for the 100th (or maybe 1000th) time what a warm place this WordPress community is. In responses that were romantic, realistic, … More Color Me Tickled Pink
I’m a sucker for a good climbing book. But when an updated edition of one of my favorites came, I found what was most interesting was the wisdom from the updates that came over time. … More Wisdom From a Climbing Book
Over the recent holidays, we were watching Mathilda the Musical based on the Roald Dahl book. The character of Ms. Trunchbull, the former Olympic hammer thrower and mean headmistress played by Emma Thompson, was totally getting to Miss O. They show Ms. Trunchbull grabbing a little girl by her braids and twirling her around and … More Lean In or Let Go
It seems that ChatGPT is the hot topic of the week – AI that is capable of writing text. My brother has written a series of posts talking about its capabilities and impact on industry. Brenda wrote a post about the concerns of educators and also software that can detect it. But you know what … More The Heart of the Matter Podcast: Episode 1
In the spring of 2001, I was hiking every weekend to prepare for a trek to Everest Base camp. The trek is a 30 mile route of narrow up and down trails with heart-stopping views of the Himalayan mountains around every corner. It takes about 12 days on the route to ascend, passing through successfully … More Lessons From the Trail
On an early morning this week, my kids and are were at the window looking at a cool sunrise when the cat jumped up and joined us so we were all together. Thinking about family, Miss O asked me, “Are we ever going to get a dad?” I replied, “Sure. I think so.” And she … More Put Me In the Mood For Love
Over the holidays, I was sitting around talking with my mom and brother. My brother, who lives on a World War II era tugboat, mentioned the advice his friend, BT gave him before he bought his tugboat more than 20 years ago. His friend advised him that he shouldn’t buy the boat because “It’d be … More Heart Dreams That Call for Big Leaps
The Heart of the Matter 