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The 10 and one-half hour drive flew, with a break for breakfast and a stop in the beautiful quaint town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Settled in 1628, this hamlet on the water has brick row houses, brick and cobblestone streets, and stores, restaurants and sights to see and explore. The forty-five minutes for coffee, walking…

The alarm rang at 4:30am, the cat barely opened an eye as I dragged myself out of bed. The day was beginning. Showered, dressed, fed Lucy and in my car by 5:45am so I can beat that traffic to Newark and start my day quietly and alone. By 8am the area surrounding my office was…

The back of the Volkswagen Golf was a bit warm, as the temperature sored to 100degrees. The traffic had been slow, there was plenty of time to make the plane. The Lyft driver chatted about the business he was starting, a pick and delivery cobbler, a shoemaker. A lost art in many places, in fact…

“Self love, self respect, self worth. There is a reason they all start with ‘self.’ You cannot find them in anyone else.” ~unknown For much of my life I teetered between sort of loving and respecting me and searching for love, respect and worth in other people’s opinions of me. I defined myself by being…

The walk started later than expected, the sun was already up and the trail filled with riders, runners, walkers and an occasional dog or two. Although still early by many accounts, not early enough to have the mindfulness walk that was intended. It will be the best it can be. The trail is 5 miles…

The giggles. The splashes. The flips off the diving board. The hum of constant conversation, highlighted by bursts of laughter. The grill lit, the sangria flowing. The backyard is bursting with joy and love. The house is a-buzz with activity. The ovens are on. Salads are being tossed and sides being dished out. People are…

Bad, Sad and Tragic things happen. They are awful, and we all have seen them, been part of them or been a victim to them. Whether it is the loss of a loved one, especially an untimely loss; loss of a relationship; loss of a job; loss of physical safety and shelter; or loss of…

“Step into your Power.” She said it to me as if I understood what that meant. I had no idea. What the heck does it mean to step into my power? I was not powerful. I was a woman in her 40’s who thought she was powerful because she had some career success. I wielded…

Many years ago, a speaker challenged the audience with the question, “what would you do if you knew you could not fail?” It garnered a lot of reaction from the audience with possibilities being discussed among the conference attendees. People talked about climbing mountains that they “wished” they could do today, fly airplanes that they…

Bloom – A Beautiful Process of Becoming ~Author Unknown   The backyard is an oasis, with its surrounding woods and wildlife abounding. Birds are chirping, flitting from feeder to feeder while squirrels are running around fighting for the birdseed on the ground. There is a beautiful red fox in the side yard with some breakfast…