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 | Apr 10, 2010 | Balance, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Why are we so attracted to being mindless? Today’s technology has made it easier and easier for us to remain completely mindless. Walking down the street on the way to the subway station. Why allow my mind to have some quiet time to reflect when I can send an...
by Deb | Jan 13, 2009 | Balance, Coaching, Leadership/Leadership Development, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
In the January 2009 meeting of my monthly Executive Director’s Roundtable for Women, we talked about the work-related benefits of taking a vacation. Most of the participants had just come back from having taken time off work over the holidays. They came back...
by Deb | Dec 11, 2008 | Culture, Mindful and Intentional, Quilt of Humanity, Spirituality and Reflection
Consumerism has reached a new low with the trampling of a man in a Wal-Mart Store by shoppers eager to obtain deep discounts on the day after Thanksgiving. While shocking, this kind of behavior is a consequence of the messages in the United States we all receive about...
by Deb | Sep 19, 2008 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Coaching, Healing, Learning, Metaphors and Stories, Spirituality and Reflection
I want to let you know about a unique workshop I will be co-facilitating with my colleague Yvette Hyater-Adams. We are offering individuals the chance to access a forgotten source of knowing: the creative connection. We will guide participants in using story-writing,...
by Deb | Sep 18, 2008 | Spirituality and Reflection
A friend of mine sent me a link to a wonderful video. Watching it just made me smile and realize how important it is for us to remember to dance. Please take a look – I hope it makes you smile too.