Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home. ~Mother Teresa               I have designed and managed programs  for over 25 years.... and in that time I have learned a thing or two ....so when I say what...

                      Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations. ~Deborah Tannen    We crave more human conversation. This is an ancient primal need--to sit together and talk. Not more tweets,...

  You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. Zig Ziglar           A year ago today I woke up and made a decision. I choose me. I quit my job.....typed out my resignation letter and...

  A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. John Steinbeck   True leaders value learning. They value...

  Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others. Audrey Hepburn   I had no plans to write a post today...none what so...

    A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mohandas Gandhi                 Sometime its so easy to just say yes.  All these really cool...

  I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides. Kyan Douglas   As many of you saw from my last post I had a difficult week.  Facing mortality is emotional and painful. Its...

  We need each other. When we understand this & act from this place we will create communities where everyone is valued.     I am not a person that blogs about every detail of my life.  That is not who I am. While I consider myself open I am not one...

                It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private...