What Relationships Need Attention?
My beautiful, vibrant friend, Mashelle Odom, died Saturday.… [more]
Diffusing Angry Feelings
Published January 27, 2012 | 
We all need good listeners. My dog is a good listener, but he doesn’t ask questions. I need the questions AND the listening.
Sometimes I get upset especially if I feel as if someone diminished me in some way. I’ve… Continue reading
Finding Your Genius
Published January 22, 2012 | 
I believe that each of us has our very own inner genius. That doesn’t mean that we all have genius IQ like Einstein. But we all have our own combination of special strengths, plus talents, abilities, interests, values, and experiences.… Continue reading
Adele’s Inner Power
Published January 20, 2012 | 
“Inner power,” she said. “We have so much inner power.”
Adele Casanova looked at us assuredly, her beautiful, pre-maturely white hair a sharp contrast to her black suit. A savvy business woman, she continued, “My life comes out just… Continue reading
What Relationships Need Attention?
Published January 16, 2012 | My beautiful, vibrant friend, Mashelle Odom, died Saturday. Younger than I, she had a double stroke, then her kidneys shut down. Within 5 days, she was gone. Most of us had no idea she was hiding an illness.
Just… Continue reading
What is Your Purpose?
Published January 9, 2012 | 
So what is your purpose?
Two years ago, my biggest challenge was how to resist the call of computer games.
“Just one more,” I would tell myself, aware that I was falling prey to an addiction.
Playing computer games was… Continue reading
How to Create a Happier You
Published January 2, 2012 | 
There is a simple exercise, when made a daily habit, can significantly attribute to one’s sense of well-being and happiness. In his book 59 Seconds, Think a Little, Change a Lot author Richard Wiseman suggests keeping a small, journal… Continue reading
Baby Steps
Published December 26, 2011 | 
It’s after Christmas. Party food, plates of Christmas sweets, a glass of wine, then another and another. It all adds up.
It feels so good to have a day off… or two days off. It’s easy to just… Continue reading
Re-thinking Gift Giving
Published December 8, 2011 | 
This year, I’m taking gift-giving one step further…further away from traditional gift-giving. As I’m asked by organizations to give to a “needy family,” I can’t help but wonder how many years that needy family has been on the needy family… Continue reading
How to Connect to Your Highest Intelligence
Published November 21, 2011 | 
Sometimes being still is what we need most.
The very nature of leaders is one of action. Get things done. In a world of
patient overload, with pressure to produce, stories abound of nurses running
from the… Continue reading
Nursing Crisis: Who’s to Blame?
Published September 5, 2011 | 
“The quality of care the patient receives depends on the quality of care the care-giver receives.”
The minister’s words resonated with my friend, Nancy, the nursing instructor. What simple wisdom for a profound situation in the nursing profession.
Compassion Fatigue,… Continue reading
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