Authenticity, Vulnerability, and Being Who I am

Authenticity, Vulnerability, and Being Who I am

I’m not afraid to let people know who I am. In fact, I sometimes feel like I am too open about my insecurities, doubts, and struggles. And yet — I find myself telling it like it is: to current clients and trusted advisers and also to potential clients, to team...
Give freely and generously

Give freely and generously

Hoarding is a serious issue. I have been helping a friend confront this head on.  She’s not as far gone as the people you see on TV, but she’s on her way.  She’s my age with two kids and a husband and a house that is becoming less and less useable. ...
Join With Others

Join With Others

The best kind of friend, the one you start laughing with for no reason, and keep laughing with, doubled over, tears in your eyes. Laurie was that kind of friend, though we didn’t know each other long. I moved to Ohio and started in a new high school during my...
The Beauty of Old Friends

The Beauty of Old Friends

I’m visiting my parents in Florida this week and I’ve driven them a little bit crazy by wanting to spend time with friends. The list of friends I want to see is much longer than our number of days in Florida, so, sadly, I accepted that it won’t be...
One of the Coolest Stories from Our Summer

One of the Coolest Stories from Our Summer

School starts in two days. At the beginning of the summer, the girls and I made a list of the fun things we wanted to do during their break from school. They wanted to swim a lot, have lots of friends over, go to the library regularly, and go to a waterpark. They...