Navigating Life

Thinking about the challenges many educators are experiencing as they transition from summer to the new school year, I recognize the importance of being able… Read More »Balancing Task and Relationship

In honor of National Sister’s Day, August 7th, 2022: The phone rang this morning before I got out of bed. It was an unexpected call… Read More »“Sister” Connection

This past week I received several phone calls from friends who said, “Everything feels too much,” referring to the anger, sadness, and frustration they see… Read More »With EMPATHY

Getting ready to go to the post office, I imagined that I might be helped by the postal clerk in the Holding Space for Another… Read More »A GIFT of KINDNESS

The last thing the clerk at the post office said was, “I wonder what that was about!?” She was referring to the past half hour… Read More »Holding Space for Another

This post was inspired by Kathie Wallin, who made the following comment in response to the March 10th  Blog post Inner Wisdom: I am grieving the… Read More »For Grief

As I was walking my dog today, I started to feel the weight of the world as fear, uncertainty, and overwhelm started to emerge. I… Read More »Inner Wisdom