Episode 96: Embracing Tech & Non-Tech Change with Mark Petruska

We’ve been thinking about technology lately and our recent episodes about LinkedIn profiles and WordPress themes generated great discussion. It seems like many of us are working on how to best showcase ourselves, our work, in the online realm. Learning from one another, sharing tips and tricks, is one of the benefits of our little … More Episode 96: Embracing Tech & Non-Tech Change with Mark Petruska

Hellos and Goodbyes

It was still dark when I got out of bed after a restless night with a busy mind, feeling the loss of siblings and parents whose anniversaries seem to culminate at this time of year.  I made myself a cup of tea and went outside to watch the sun say her good morning hellos.  Broken … More Hellos and Goodbyes

Podcast Friday! Episode 72: Smiles from the Unemployment Office

In this week’s podcast, Wynne indulges me as I traipse down memory lane. Remembering some of my favorite clients…vulnerable souls that I met while working in an unemployment office.  My role? Providing career counseling – advice and guidance for the job seekers. My revelation?  The one which continues to reverberate, years later? Observing human nature … More Podcast Friday! Episode 72: Smiles from the Unemployment Office

In Good Company

In his recent Heart of the Matter podcast, Dr. Gerald Stein referenced the practice of Tikkun Olam, the name drawn from the Kabbalah to describe making a difference and healing the world. Part of a collective.  A greater good.  I have been unable to stop thinking about Tikkun Olam and found myself re-reading Dr. Rachel … More In Good Company

Dancing With Change

Our theme this month at Heart of the Matter is change.  As I mulled this topic over the past few days, I was drawn in by two quotes. Both are well-known…a Chinese proverb about planting trees…. now….and a Seneca quote about beginnings and endings. (Both are snipped into the graphic above.  I love them – … More Dancing With Change

Working for Joy

A couple of weeks ago my son, Mr. D, was really focused on wanting a motorcycle that he described as red and turns into a boat. Expecting this was the fleeting fancy of a four-year-old, I listened, nodded, and told him to show me a picture of what he wanted the next time he saw … More Working for Joy