Heavy-ish I know but on my mind this week. Last week, an amazing teacher here in Alexandria, died at the high school where he taught. He had been teaching longer than I have been alive. So there has been lots of discussion of my friends who were or had children who...
Yeah, I know. We usually say get out of the heat. But what if you step in to the difficult conversation? What can you make happen? What can you change? Sure, stepping into the trouble spot has risk. But it also has opportunity. What hot spot can you step into to make...
As we near the end of the year and we start taking stock, your year may again look nothing like what you’d planned. And that’s ok. Didn’t get it all done? No worries. I bet you got more done than you think. And managing uncertainty takes energy. I know lots of people...
Feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed? I don’t know about you, but I know I have days where the stack of things I think need to be done, by me, and now is taller than I am. Ok, at 5’1” that’s not as tall as it might be, but it can be overwhelming and anxiety-producing....
Are you done? So many of the people I work with are. The next thing, no matter how big or small, will break the proverbial camel’s back. Just as water is still at 211 degrees and boiling at 212, just the thought of one more thing feels like it is the difference...
It’s been a minute. Actually, more like a month. Summer is my busiest time of year. This year between family losses including my mom’s death and the usual busy, it was just a lot. And I lost track of September. In addition to whatever is happening, the pandemic is...
