While still focusing on aging and the lighter side of that process, I really wanted to pay homage if you will to everyone who identifies as female across our earth. Wednesday, March 8th was the official celebration date this year for International Women’s Day. Statistically, according to the US CDC (Centers for Disease Control) men … More Women’s Voices
Before you roll your eyes, let me explain why this question does make sense. It came up in a recent conversation with a friend. No, neither one of us raises or plans to raise donkeys; it’s related to a retelling of an old Aesop fable that goes something like this: A grandfather and his grandson … More How Many Donkeys are you Carrying on Your Back?
My wife has a simple wall hanging that she picked up on sale from Target or TJ Maxx or some home goods store. I’m not good at guessing prices, but I can’t imagine that she paid much for it, maybe $20 to $40. It’s about 10 x 20 long and hangs above our television set … More In this house
A colleague once shared with me a lesson that was passed on to her, one that she said she didn’t fully understand until several of her crystal balls were broken. My eyes opened wide at that, and I (thought I) was ready to absorb the lesson, whatever it may be. She told me that in … More Do You Cherish Your Crystal Balls?
“Invisible threads are the strongest ties” Friedrich Nietzsche I believe spiders are rather solitary creatures. I’ve certainly never seen a two spider team working together to spin a web. A single spider has to form all those intricate connections to create a viable web. The spider’s life literally depends on it. Humans too can be … More Connected
I once had a chance to talk to the head of my division. Of course I took the opportunity to pitch to him my idea about what should be one organization’s priorities. To his credit, and there was a lot to be said to his credit, he listened carefully and patiently to my pitch. He … More How many #1 priorities do you have?
Vicki recently had a post where she was talking about organizing her quotes. She asked the question if anyone had a solution and it couldn’t be a spreadsheet. Damn, I use a spreadsheet for 1500 of my favorite quotes. What else are you going to do with that number? Build a database of course…but that’s … More The Quote Tree
The Heart of the Matter 