by Deb | Jul 10, 2017 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Healing, Quilt of Humanity
What is the truth that you want to speak? I spoke mine in my just-published memoir, Mystery of Memory: Telling My Truth, Standing My Ground. The following quote describes what propelled me to move forward and complete this difficult journey: “Confront the...
by Deb | Sep 26, 2016 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Coaching, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
“Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error!— that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures.”-Antonio Machado Why are we so afraid of failure? As toddlers, we lost...
by Deb | Jun 8, 2016 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Coaching, Connections
“‘No‘” is a complete sentence.” – Anne Lamott I have written in the past about the value of saying “yes” to new ideas, experiences and perspectives. As with anything, however, there is always the other side of the coin: the value of saying “no.” Many of...
by Deb | Apr 11, 2016 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
About a year ago, I decided to try to live my life similar to the way improv actors practice their art. In improv, this means saying “yes and” – never disagreeing with your fellow actor and instead accepting their ideas and adding to them. My approach is a...
by Deb | May 7, 2015 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
When I was much younger, there was a TV show called, To Tell the Truth. In it, three people would come on the show and present themselves to a celebrity panel. One of the three people had a unique story to tell – they had an unusual occupation or experience – while...
by Deb | Jan 6, 2015 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Coaching, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Burning the Old Year “So much of any year is flammable, lists of vegetables, partial poems. Orange swirling flame of days, so little is a stone. ”¦ Quick dance, shuffle of losses and leaves, only the things I didn‘t do crackle after the blazing dies.” -Naomi Shihab...
