“We’re all just walking each other home.” Ram Dass

I love this quote from Ram Dass. It is evocative for me of the times we are in. A poignant reminder that we’re here on this planet for only a short time and that ‘home’ is where we came from. It is what we’re born out of and we die back into. What exactly that is none...

Start Close In

There is a wonderful poem by poet and author David Whyte called Start Close In. In it he challenges us to stay close to what is truly our own question/path/next step, and to not be smothered by other people’s questions/opinions/ideas about what our next step should or...

What is the Most Important Thing?

I believe that a good secretary can do almost anything – at least in the organizational realm. That was my entry point into project management (aka chaos management) and those skills still stand me in good stead. They allow me to assimilate into almost any situation...

Time is a funny thing…

Time is a funny thing. A friend sent me the Beatles song “When I’m 64” on my birthday. It brought me back to the young girl I was when that song was in its heyday. I remember vowing I would never let a generation gap grow between the next generation and me. I’ve been...

Experimental Introduction

It’s birthday eve and I woke up feeling predictably anxious. The ONLY thing I wanted to do when I got up this morning was clean my house. I wanted something tangible, predictable and comforting to ease my angsty soul. I’ve now done a little of that and I’m finally...