Who Makes Up Your Community? Our community is made up of all of the people [and fur babies] we love and treasure. We trust each tremendously. They support us and we support them. We come together in times of triumph and in times of sadness [and really any other occasion in between!].

Hero? The other day a friend and former boss referred to me as her hero. This made me a little uncomfortable. I thanked her instead of negating what she said [which is something I am working on, accepting compliments without trying to convince the other they are wrong…I know, I am a w

Permission is yours to give The majority of my work with others is giving them permission. Permission to be themselves. Permission to ask for what they need. Permission to not know. Permission to let go. Permission to question. Permission to do things they want to do. Permission to no

Use your left hand…or your right. I don’t know about you, but I can be a creature of habit. When I find a food I like, I eat it often, like every day. I like to stick to a routine. I like to know what to expect most of the time. Are you like this at all? Do you find one way of doing s

As I shared last week, I am completing my dissertation currently and gosh it is teaching me lots of lessons about life. I decided to share them with you because they apply to us all regardless of ever doing a dissertation. In no particular order, here are some of the lessons I have le

  Reaching out is a funny concept. Often people encourage it, while most struggle to do so when it really comes down to it. Although I have improved greatly in reaching out, I still at times battle myself in doing it. This last weekend I made a decision that has forced me to let

I received an unexpected gift last weekend- I ran into a dear friend who I had not seen in years. To give you some background, he and I used to consider each other as “sista from anotha mista” and “brotha from anotha motha”. Oddly, we have always lived very parallel lives hence

“Keeping Up With the Joneses”. Typically when this phrase is used it is describing the need and urge to keep up with your neighbors or others: the toys they have, the cars they drive, the house they live in, the fancy bling they wear, and so forth. Sex is another area that

I am certain a good portion of the world population has heard these lyrics from the famous Beatle’s song. I must admit, it is catchy and nice, except when the phrase “all you need is love” is taken out of context and applied to relationships; if only it was that simple. Quite honestly