by Deb | Jun 20, 2012 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
When it‘s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bridge married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.  When it‘s over, I don‘t want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real.  I don‘t want to find myself...
by Deb | Mar 29, 2012 | Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Two Kinds of Intelligence There are two kinds of intelligence: one acquired as a child in school memorizes facts and concepts from books and from what the teacher say, collecting information from the traditional sciences as well as from the new sciences. With such...
by Deb | Aug 10, 2011 | Creativity, Leadership/Leadership Development, Learning
In November 2011, I will be co-presenting a workshop on Creative Leadership with my colleague and friend, Yvette Hyater-Adams as part of the ten-day NTL Festival of Learning. It is a great opportunity for personal and professional development. The Festival was...
by Deb | Dec 25, 2010 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Healing, Learning, Spirituality and Reflection
One Day My Soul Just Opened Up is the title of a fabulous book by Iyanla Vanzant that takes the reader through a 40-day process of spiritual and personal growth. I had an experience recently that gave me an understanding of how Iyanla must have felt when she came up...
by Deb | Sep 30, 2010 | Learning
I am sitting in my hotel room in Singapore realizing how long it has been since I’ve traveled internationally. It’s been so long that I forgot how wonderful travel can be. For a while now, travel has meant packing, going to the airport, dealing with more...
by Deb | Jul 14, 2009 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Culture, Healing, Learning
Many of us have been taught a dysfunctional view of what it means to be strong and courageous. We teach our boys that being strong means never crying and never acknowledging their feelings with the exception of anger, of course. Real men don’t cry or show pain....
