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Today’s post is focused on 2 topics:

growing out of the mud
getting started in meditation

I’ve been reading about Grayson Perry – a ceramic artist who won the Turner Prize in 2003 (the most publi […]

Our love began in the spring of 1974 while playing a game of sand volleyball. I had just moved into an apartment and started my first year of teaching when this Big Air Force Pilot with a body to die for offered […]

To tweet or not to tweet…that is the question.

OK, so maybe Shakespeare didn’t exactly say that but earlier this month, I got to thinking that maybe we should update his original “to be or not to be” with so […]

What if someone told you that if you gave them a lump sum of money today, they would guarantee you a fixed sum of money every year for the rest of your life? Sounds great right? Unless you only have a couple of […]

I haven’t written in a while but for good reason…we welcomed my daughter, Ava Marie, on June 7th, 2015. She is my heart and pride and joy!

I have never before experienced this type of perfect love: mot […]

Achieving success in the face of adversity, is an all too common story line amongst many celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah, Tiger Woods and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

They all believe that true success […]

As I watch the local and international news, I feel we all are in great need of mercy and compassion. At such times many of us turn to religion for solace and answers. Tragically, too often we find the very […]

Every women may know the feeling over being overlooked or run over in a meeting. No one likes it. Especially executive women.

Harvard Business Review surveyed more than 7,000 people, including female executives […]

I think the answer for most of us would be a resounding, “NO!”

We want to know – really know — the people our children associate with. Is this a person of good character? Will he/she be a positive influ […]

“Are you ready to go?” When this question is asked in my house, I have to go through a mental checklist. Keys? Check. Purse? Check. Sunglasses? The list goes on and on depending on where I am heading. I like to […]

Hello all. I hope you are all having a great summer. As we are heading into the hottest month for most of us I thought I would tackle a wine that is a bit of a tricky wine for many people. Today we are going to […]

As a member of the sports media for more than a decade, I attended my fair share of sporting events. The views from the various press boxes were many but most, if not all, shielded me from what happened in the […]

I’m delighted to be writing about Buddhism from a contemporary perspective for Plaid (thanks Elizabeth Lions! for introducing me to Shivaun and making this happen.)

Let me share my story with you… As well as […]

I am not thinking of yesterday or the day before. I am driving home with my car filled with flowers for spring. My thoughts are on all the glorious color that will brighten my world. All of the sudden, the car […]

Islam Primer
or
Over a billion and a half Muslims can’t all be terrorists!
A quick, and I promise, very short primer on the world’s most misunderstood religion. And no proselytizing. Just the facts, ma’am, just […]

For many of us, the cycle of working to live is commonplace, in fact it’s the reality for most people.

But what happens when you take a minute to step outside everyday life and think beyond the paycheck and w […]

Looking back I should have always known I was going to be a CPA (Certified Public Accountant aka Money Nerd). Every year when it came time to pass out Valentines to my friends I would write them checks. My mother […]

Whether you are the CEO, a product manager, a team leader, or an individual contributor, I have found the most successful individuals are those that actively and sincerely solicit input, help and ideas from others […]

Written by: Susan Brown of  Brown and Freeman LLC, and Mark Kelly of Lucas Funeral Homes

My father died unexpectedly at age 57 from a heart attack. It’s been about 30 years now and to this day, I regret that […]