Famous inaugural addresses

| January 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

With Laura at the inauguration, it is hard to think of anything else. All of our presidents have faced challenges. Some greater than others: challenges nonetheless. Today the 44th President, Barack Obama, takes office. What are the challenges that he will face? It is hard to tell but I do know that they will be [...]

A Huge Scary Risk and a Big Sigh of Relief

| January 9, 2009 | 0 Comments

A quick note here today – lots to do – but I had to check in and tell you about what I just did.  I had the final interview with a national magazine for an article about women who “came out” in their forties! My question to you:  what is it that you could go [...]

The Risk (and Reward?) of Slowing Down

| December 31, 2008 | 0 Comments

Hello! I hope you have been very well since I last wrote – risking daily and enjoying the holiday season! As I was writing the article for my next newsletter, which will go out sometime in January, I was thinking about the value of slowing down.  Maybe it has something to do with being here [...]

Allowing Yourself To Be Loved

| December 21, 2008 | 0 Comments

Wow, what a day yesterday!  What a wonderful, wonderful birthday!!  A great big thank you to all who participated in making it so special. I highly recommend taking the risk of allowing yourself to be loved, as I did yesterday.  If it’s easier to start practicing on your birthday, then so be it, but do [...]

Mary Oliver, Again, Still, Always!

| December 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

For now, for this week anyway, this is the last Mary Oliver poem I’ll post…  After reading this one, I dare you to ask yourself what risk the wild geese are calling you to take… Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a [...]