I Don’t Want to Be Perfect!
“I don’t want to be perfect!,” Beth yelled at me as we walked home from our Saturday morning breakfast. “I can’t be, even if I wanted to. It’s not fair to you or me,” she continued. I had no idea what she was talking about. I thought what I asked for was reasonable....
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Why Is Waiting So Darn Hard?
Do you like to wait? Are you okay being in the slowest line at the grocery store? Are you fine getting stuck in traffic when you have someplace to be? If you are like everyone else I know, the answer is a resounding, NO! Why are we in so much of a hurry? Why do we let...
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Belonging: Women and Innovation
Join us on an inspiring evening as NASA Astronaut Dr. Yvonne Cagle will share her journey, and connect with great minds of Silicon Valley. About this Event All the bright minds of Silicon Valley know the value of inspiration and connection. We invite you to be part of...
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What’s Next? and What’s Now?
I have a phrase I’ve used for years when I’m restless. I might say it to someone or only to my self. I look around, and usually put my hands on my hips and say, 'What’s Next?' I say this because I’m ready to move on. I know there is more to do and just sitting around...
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Why Do We Wake Up Afraid In The Middle Of The Night?
I sat up in bed, sweating. My heart pounding like I was running away from something chasing me, and it was gaining! Crazy thoughts flooded my head. They were all of the anxious concerns surrounding a change I was thinking of making. Wild reasons the change wasn’t...
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What’s In Your Junk Drawer?
I have a junk drawer both at home and at work. My junk drawers are filled with things that I might need one day, or maybe not. You never know. It contains things that are sort of broken, but not completely useable either, mementos of trips I’ve taken or things I’ve...
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I Can Be as Happy as I Want
“I Can Be as Happy as I Want" For some, this phrase will be obvious, and for others, it might appear ‘Pollyannaish.' Even if the phrase is obvious to you, do you really know what it means? I certainly didn’t. While I knew what the words meant, I didn’t understand the...
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Children Are So Bold – What About You?
I was sitting in the large communal eating space at a local Whole Foods the other day. The place was crowded with folks stopping in from the nearby offices. The whole area was jam packed with people rushing through lunch heading off to a meeting or getting together...
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Acceptance is a Sign of Strength [and the Only Logical Way to Live]
I’ve struggled with the concept of acceptance for a long time. It's only recently that I’m starting to finally get it. When I initially thought about acceptance, I equated it with giving in or giving up. I felt in order to accept, I had to give up my power and bend to...
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Do You Get in Your Own Way?
Have you ever thought about what you REALLY want? FYI - If you don’t know what it is, it is going to be hard to get it. AND - You may not recognize it when it shows up. Often, when we say we want something we also have feelings about not wanting it as well....
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You Usually Get What You Expect
The other night Beth and I were sitting at the bar of a local restaurant. We were enjoying a drink and having an appetizer when I noticed a guy standing next to us. He’d been standing there for a while. He ordered a drink and finished it. He didn’t sit down, even...
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Contentment Scale – What’s Yours?
The other day I was walking home after going to a meeting where everything worked out wonderfully. I was enjoying the walk, thinking about how well the meeting went and in a great mood. The weather was nice. The few people out and about seemed to be having a lovely...
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Do You Ever Feel Overwhelmed?
I used to feel like a drowned rat, and now I don’t The other day, I was talking to a friend who told me about some of the challenges she's facing. She said, “There is just so much to do, and not enough time to do it." I asked if she was meditating. “I try to,” she...
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