This isn’t working for me

I want to rewrite history. I want to make a different decision in the moment, but the moment has passed. So my only option, aside from kicking myself, is to feel my conviction so intensely that I never make that mistake again. Here’s what happened. We were staying with friends in Avignon in a comfortable […]

I’m Doing It Wrong

This is the flavor of my low self-esteem. I automatically assume I’m wrong. Someone else is better, they should be the one in front and in charge. This thinking has led me to avoid leadership positions and underachieve. I don’t want to be responsible for failure. But now as a wise woman who cares less […]

When Nobody’s Listening

Do you ever get the feeling that you’re invisible? You make a good point or offer a wise suggestion and people simply talk over you. Maybe someone says the exact same thing you just said and everyone hears and agrees, leaving you standing there shaking your head or checking to see if you’re still corporeal. […]

Up Close and Personal

I want to have open genuine conversations with people to get to know each other better. I want to practice curiosity.  I want to approach people without a bulletproof vest of reserve. I want to engage in exchanges like this often and easily. To some people I know, this is like breathing. To me, these […]

I can do it myself

For a person who likes teamwork as much as I do I have a strong streak of rugged individualism. What a curious contradiction. I get enormous satisfaction out of replacing my own leaky faucets, and turning old routers into wireless bridges. The incredible internet has the instructions for anything you’d ever want to learn. I […]