Adrenalin, Pie and the Holiday Season

Image by wallyg via Flickr It’s the last day of November and round the world we have officially entered the holiday season. If you’re a US resident you survived the Thanksgiving weekend – congratulations! Your wonderful holiday may have included: Breaking bread with people you barely know A long road trip with your entire family [...]

Thankful Reflection and Learning

Image via Wikipedia In the US we will celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday. Already, things are slowing down a bit as people travel to spend time with their families or hunker down to get everything done in this three day work week. I like this time of year. It is a quiet time for reflecting and [...]

What Story are You Writing?

On Monday, I shared a peek into my wildly overactive imagination. My mind filled in the blanks with a story of my choosing in absence of facts and data. The truth was far simpler than what my mind contrived. In that instance, no harm was done, and the results were a hearty chuckle. Yet, Wendi [...]

Naked Trees and Wild Eyed Murderers

I stood aimlessly looking out the window while waiting for the water to boil for my tea. It was an odd sort of day. The skies were grey but the temperatures were warm. Some of the trees were completely bare and their naked branches clutched at the sky like scraggly fingers. Other trees were full [...]

Leadership Moments

The world is in need of strong, confident leaders. Those who have the courage to make decisions based on what is good and right and not what is popular. Those who are sensitive yet not swayed by emotion when it comes time to make tough choices that are right. Whether you choose to boldly step [...]