April 2011

Transformations, Tornadoes

April 28, 2011

There is nothing more sobering than the realization that this or this could have been us. It wasn’t.  Even with a tornado a block away we only lost 3 trees, are without power for the 2nd day (and probably will be for at least 2 more days – and the power company says maybe up [...]

Read the full article →

Saying Goodbye to a Comforting Old Friend

April 27, 2011

Nearly Wordless Wednesday brings images that strike a chord or that reflect a theme

Read the full article →

Antidoting Toxic Emotions

April 26, 2011

For the past few weeks we’ve focused on toxicity in relationships, a series that has become the beginning of Together on Tuesday.  Previous posts include Sometimes All That’s Left is to Walk Away, clearly a post that hit home for a lot of people; When a Rose is Not So Sweet about toxic messages in relationships; [...]

Read the full article →

Mindfulness Monday - What tough choices are you willing to make?

April 25, 2011

Sunday morning I read a newspaper article about a 62 year old woman named Donnie in Tennessee, who has ALS and is doing battle with TennCare over paying for her full-time nurse.  An Administrative Law Judge has supported her claims, according to the article, mostly over TennCare’s apparent efforts to circumvent the ALJ’s orders.  He [...]

Read the full article →

Pardon the absence - A personal reflection on moments that just need to be lived

April 22, 2011

Here’s something to try the next time you feel stuck, out of sorts, lonely, depressed, anxious, disconnected from yourself, or all of the above: Stop. Sit somewhere you like, or at least that you like when you’re feeling better, and do … nothing.

Read the full article →

Nearly Wordless Wednesday - If they can ...

April 20, 2011
Read the full article →

When the thorny rose is too familiar - Toxic Family

April 19, 2011

Continuing the series on toxicity in relationships, this week for Together on Tuesdays I turn to a request posed by a reader.  She’d read my post Sometimes All That’s Left is to Walk Away, and asked if I’d consider writing about the situation when the toxic relationship is with family.  I am assuming that she [...]

Read the full article →

Running Zen, Zen Running, Zen - Mindfulness Monday

April 18, 2011

I run I am running Am running Running Run What do you do that brings you the joy of just doing, just being, just … joy? This weekend I ran in a 5k/15k event, the Chickamauga Chase. It’s a great venue, as beautiful as it is dripping with history, winding through the Chicakmauga Battlefield park [...]

Read the full article →

Fearless Friday - Know the destination before you try to lead

April 15, 2011

I came across a blog post by Lisa McLeod titled The Doorbell Dynamic: Failure to See the Big Picture. Here’s how she starts: Doesn’t it make you crazy when people can’t see the big picture? You’ll be in the middle of a project, and they do something completely counter to the goals.  In our family, we call it [...]

Read the full article →

Transformation Thursday - Five Wishes

April 14, 2011

I wrote not long ago that I am in a leadership program that emphasizes self-awareness, clear communication, and collaboration as a new way of achieving success in an organization – and in life. One thing that came up in the course is the idea of trust, and that trust can be defined as the belief that [...]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
Read the full article →

← Previous Entries