We took my mother-in-law to a Cubs-Brewers game in Milwaukee and had very different perspectives about the same event. At the end of the game, a Cubs player hit what looked to be a home run, but was caught inches from going out of the park. Half of the people in the stands were thrilled and […]
How often do you have an oops experience and then berate yourself for doing it wrong, not being good enough, should have known better, yada, yada, yada? A few weeks ago I decided to make Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies – had my dry ingredients in the bowl, grabbed the cinnamon and shook it into the flour. […]
I am fascinated with taking pictures of reflections. I am intrigued both by how perfectly the reflection mirrors what I see and also how with a hint of a breeze that reflection becomes distorted. The reflection can be clear or rippled. You can still see the image, but it isn’t quite the same. This is often how experiences happen […]
What is your next aligned action? I specifically included the word “aligned” because we often are so focused on taking action, any action that we forget to discern whether or not it is an aligned action. An aligned action is one that aligns with you internally, with your goal, and which leads you in the direction you […]
Several people asked me about Grenelda Thurman after reading last week’s blog . I forget that not everyone knows who she is. She is a fictitious character first introduced in Living On Purpose in 1988. Grenelda Thurman is the one who is living your life when you are not paying attention. She can pop in for […]
I had an interesting aha the other day. I received a check from one of my coaching clients and the thought that ran through my head was, “I should wait a few days to cash this.” That thought felt familiar so I explored what was underneath it. The reason I didn’t want to cash the […]
