Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama     We see opportunities for change when we are ready. August 2009 I became aware that May 2011 was not that far off. Now those that follow my blog know that May...

      Confusion is the hallmark of a transition. To rebuild both your inner and outer world is a major project. ~Anne Grant   Today as you read this post I am driving my  youngest daughter off to college. I will leave her  as she begins an exciting...

      A friend is a gift you give yourself. ~Robert Louis Stevenson         Do you know your neighbors? Do you know your FB friends and twitter followers? Can we really know them? Are we really connected to them in ways that matter?...

Responding to the needs around us doesn’t require that we be perfect.

  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...