Finding Life Direction, Emma’s Story

Emma sat and looked defeated.  A pretty, forty-something mother of two college students, Emma’s life appeared on the outside to be typical.  Marriednearly 24 years, successfully raised two beautiful boys, she worked as an office manager for a small manufacturing company and she and her husband Dan went out for dinner together almost every Friday [...]

I Just Don’t Know How To Handle This Change!

Change is a constant in life.  Sometimes, it seems like it is for the good and sometimes, well, it just hurts and creates fear.  I know – I’ve had a lot of changes in my life.  I’ve been married and divorced – twice, bought a home, did an about face on my career, raised a [...]

Is it Time to Wake Up and Taste the Coffee too?

5:30 – the alarm goes off.  You arise, go down the hall to the bathroom and proceed to the kitchen to turn on the coffee pot.  While that brews, you wake the older children and begin pushing them to get ready for school.  Over the next two hours, its a whirlwind of children, breakfast, backpacks [...]

I’m So Confused!

Many people know they want to make change in their life.  They know that where they are now just doesn’t feel quite right, but they are also very unsure about what would be the thing to change.  It’s like a pair of ill fitting shoes.  They cover  your feet, but it’s just not comfortable. I [...]

Resolutions – Bah!

Resolution Smezolution! The beginning of a CBS television show we watched recently, really got me thinking.  The scene was not integral to the overall plot, but it set the stage.  I was struck because it was so typical.  Two boys of about 12 years of age were hanging out together at the end of a [...]

Life is About Making Change

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” ~Benjamin Disraeli YOU are special. Somewhere, deep inside, you know this to be true.  However, along your life travels, you started to question this, on the outside.  The wonder with which you came [...]