It is easy to forget when life is hectic…when the to do list is a mile high and rising. We forget ourselves. We forget our relationships. We forget the small things that are important to us. Essentially, hectic becomes our focus. We somehow convince ourselves that it is okay to neglect all of those other things because they will still Read more…
I spent my weekend in Washington D.C. for the presidential inauguration. It was amazing. One of those once in a lifetime experiences. I walked the streets, took in monuments and museums, and enjoyed the company of the people who accompanied me on my trip. Did I mention that I was with 17 high school students? By far, being with the Read more…
1. Are you male or female? Female 2. Are you black or white? White 3. Are you a Democrat or a Republican? Neither 4. Are you single or married? Single 5. Are you a college graduate? Yes or No … All too often our identities are boiled down to a simple this or that statement. A statement that rarely captures who we truly are. This Read more…
That’s it. Take a deep breath and hold it in. Count to three…let it out. Have you ever had someone say that to you? I have. Usually those words are spoken to me in the middle of chaos. In the middle of a moment/hour/day when everything feels completely outside of my control. It works. It centers me once more and leads Read more…
The new year is often ripe with expectation. Expectations that we will do something grand and adventurous, lose weight, be promoted, fall in love…and so on. Sometimes we publicly pronounce these expectations as resolutions and other times we keep them private and buried deep within us. For me, it is very rare that one or any of these expectations are Read more…
