Archive for the Life Lessons

I wrote a story about my mother’s influence on my success, something I didn’t discover until after she died. If you haven’t read it already, please read the post on Huffington at http://huff.to/c7Owad.

I wish this weekend to be a celebration for all women who birth, whether babies or grand ideas, and all of you who nurture others to realize their amazing potential.

If you have a dog or cat, I bet you look them in the eyes and tell them you love them. Iams, the pet food company, found that 91 percent of customers answering a survey admitted whispering those three little words to their furry friends. Why do we do this less often with our humans?

We sometimes hide things from those we love because we are afraid they won’t love us if they find out, or worse, they will laugh at us which could crush our vulnerable dreams.

Here are four wonderful lessons from a movie that shows us what happens when we keep secrets.

The Musical Instruments Museum is the world’s first museum to display instruments from around the world with video clips at each station showing locals playing their music. There is a rich diversity of sound. Yet the museum brings all cultures together as you experience something common to us all–people sharing their stories, their passions and their expression of life through music. I learned a few valuable lessons from my tour of the museum.

I just received a rejection notice. I applied to be on the board of a professional association. They turned me down.
Part of me was disappointed, embarrassed, angry, and even worried. The rest of me was utterly relieved. Woo hoo!
While interviewing women for my book, Wander Women, I had a very accomplished woman tell me, “All [...]

Being overly sensitive to how people judge us isn’t always a sign of low self-esteem; confident women also worry about impressions. At what price-what parts of ourselves do we keep in exile?

There was a great scene in Grey’s Anatomy last night that I thought characterized the changes many women are experiencing. With no real guidance, and under the threat of losing love, we are starting to say “NO” to giving ourselves away, including our power, our energy, and our passion. Yet, this isn’t easy.
The scene focused [...]

After finding cat food strewn around the kitchen floor with globs of it dropped in the water bowl, I realized we had a raccoon invasion. This continued for several nights even after we put the cat food in the kitchen sink.
I called my brother in San Francisco who has had a continual problem with raccoons [...]

I had an amazing thing happen TWICE in less than 24 hours that had me questioning how we judge if the world is a safe place to live in or not.

This is my first video entry. Since I travel around the world, I’ve decided to share with you ideas and views from my many adventures. Do you have a question you would like me to ask to see if people have different answers by location? Come with me as we explore the world together.