Plaid for Women | Tricia Medrano Bridges | Activity https://www.plaidforwomen.com/members/triciamb/activity/ Activity feed for Tricia Medrano Bridges. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:16:13 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f4321fc72220fc50a7f19fbd3ab2e897 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31575 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:30:30 -0500 Live Your Life With Joy Before Time is Up Years ago, I began my career as a nonprofit professional while raising three active young boys. While nonprofits usually mean you work as many […]

]]> eb93ab7ba8fa04f0f8f1ee38f735be8e Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31555 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:30:16 -0500 Unexpected Friendships From a Cookbook It’s sunny and very hot day today, beds made, meals cooked, house cleaned up, now what? Well, in my house all too often, it signals “all cle […]

]]> 299a37fe240ee7bc6884af7cae33d170 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31532 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:30:37 -0500 The Time is Now Well, here we are, the much-anticipated season of summer. Time to pack up for family get-a-ways, summer camp and cook outs every week. If you live […]

]]> 8cf2fe3466bc4988557e2d70f480d12e Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31508 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:30:34 -0500 You Can’t Find Peace Until You Find the Pieces “You Can’t Find Peace Until You Find the Pieces” is more than simply the title of this article. From a TV series called The Locator, it is also a […]

]]> 2429375665002cda14276eab1edf96c5 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31411 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:30:39 -0500 MY SEASON OF JOY Years ago, grabbing a coffee in the break room at work, I walked into a conversation about a coworker who had driven to work in a new flashy sports […]

]]> 719f98b656d3f8703b542097790d918c Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31394 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:09:22 -0600 NO NEW YEAR’S GOALS FOR ME! Well, here we are, well into the new year with our holidays behind us. It kind of reminds me of the old Mac Davis song “Texas in My Rear View M […]

]]> 418642edcecf86077425940e55d9b0bd Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31325 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:30:48 -0600 Out With the Old and In With the New Every year as December arrives and January can be seen on the horizon, we often hear the expression “out with the old and in with the new!” Don […]

]]> 630a5fe7bc937055ccc3962771d61e49 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31271 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:30:15 -0600 When Stress Hits, Have the Time of Your Life Remember when you were young and the most exciting time of the year seemed to be fall? That first morning you opened the door to head out but then […]

]]> a89d7dce926641f8e0e6fd19cedd7bc5 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31223 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:30:40 -0500 It’s Never Too Early To Bring Hope To The World One day in 2011, I grabbed a cup of coffee and watched the morning news. Living in a large city, checking the traffic flow becomes a must do before […]

]]> 77724365f2383defda88df814d793e37 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31147 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:30:36 -0500 Find Your Way How does one encourage themselves to move forward after loss or trauma? How does one move forward after failure or disappointment? I guess if I […]

]]> cee115c039ec78608f88065267e39ce1 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31133 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:30:32 -0500 STRIVE TO BE A LIGHT What does it mean to be a mom? When I was a little girl being a mom most often meant staying home and caring for the children, husband and house. […]

]]> 28140acf1571835ec0bca11a4b6339de Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31105 Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:30:17 -0500 GROW WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED Standards Decades before ever hearing the name Martha Stewart, my mother Faye was a “Martha Stewart.” Regardless how busy my mother was rai […]

]]> 5627f216ef44b46eb5d97e474a1c2dba Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31021 Mon, 15 May 2023 12:30:43 -0500 WHEN THE LULLABY PLAYS Monday, June 1st was a day just like all the others except for one thing, a sense of sadness that seemed to fill my heart and mind. I had no idea […]

]]> 10e5069c551faeb3e01c75848d192831 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31004 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:30:15 -0500 WOW Do I Need a Break!! I’m tired, I’m overwhelmed, I need a break!  Life has always had the ability to be overwhelming at times but it seems now, with text messages, emai […]

]]> bc99c35a46e8d63f557af5c633fbe5c9 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30959 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:30:39 -0500 Roots It is said that a “Wild Fig” tree in the Echo Caves of South Africa has the deepest roots of any tree on earth. Roots that were planted so long ago […]

]]> 17e3ef98a49e6042793410ff4fd47121 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30903 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:30:04 -0600 Just Let It Go Many times in life we run into situations where someone might offer the advice: “Just let it go.”  Perhaps a child broke our favorite toy and mom, […]

]]> d73241cae54273da203629bf39c505a0 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30873 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:30:32 -0600 “A strong woman knows she has strength but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong.”  -Unknown
History has often recorded stories of women they called “strong women”- […]

]]> c8a56c47768c3a8bd040ede9d8cda6f3 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30817 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:30:18 -0600 With the very first sign of leaves turning to the colors of fall, I begin thinking of family, food and making great holiday memories. I can close my eyes and see plates of mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, […]

]]> aafc9c7c05e08098a6079f47f1bd7596 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30723 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:30:47 -0500 Today, I am a mother of grown sons, a grandmother and a great grandmother. Looking back, I recall things that I did or, better yet, didn’t do and wonder how could I have done better. In general, I believe we b […]

]]> 797205952c2653d0b89a24d888f1a1ef Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30696 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:30:00 -0500 “You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.”

Bob Marley

In January, in a conversation with a friend I was asked, “What is your word for this year?” Although I knew several […]

]]> f69722cddb6ad03427afbe59d34b913e Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30671 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:30:37 -0500 Oh goodness, I can’t begin to tell you how many times as a child I fell, got a little scratch, shed a tear, ok maybe two and waited for a band-aid. Usually, my mom would blow me a kiss and put a bandage on it a […]

]]> 7b2f5d425a20717118e22b9995c3d034 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30649 Wed, 25 May 2022 12:30:26 -0500 How many times have we been told that “balance” is the best way to live, work and yes, even play? How many of us succeed?  I can tell you that I am an habitual goal setter for getting balanced and I seem to alwa […]

]]> adbfe92028fc344143b6da7be3fa5c3e Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30625 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:30:12 -0500 Oh, happy days, spring is here! Hopefully, no more bulky coats and boots. For this very Southern gal that means sandals. It means sweet iced tea not hot tea or hot chocolate. For me, it also means time to plant my […]

]]> 075b0afc2e63ef12a1af08a0e385b4dc Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30574 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:30:47 -0600 Goodness, goodness, where do I begin to select a woman that inspires me, there could be so many. My mother did, of course, and my courageous daughter-in-law battling illness, never giving up and many others that I […]

]]> fd4b2d5af2ef65972d1f33bc1264da60 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30529 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:30:41 -0600 Where did the past two years go? At times, it seems that 2020, 2021 and now 2022 are just melted together and repeating history, almost becoming as one year. One of the main things we will always remember about […]

]]> aa4134a32e728e5bf3a86dfabb9832b1 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30458 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:30:04 -0600 Oh, the wonders of being a child and how little is required to bring joy. As a small child, I recall being fascinated when standing by a pond and seeing my reflection in the water. It seemed so magical, how can […]

]]> 27fb82df760ee7e8d8b9ecd4792c7c23 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30396 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:30:13 -0600 One of the definitions of “Legacy” suggests the meaning is to leave money or property to someone. Having spent my entire life as a nonprofit professional, in the early years of my career, the concept of sta […]

]]> 34c50507ea27a70236245b0986febfbd Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30363 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:30:10 -0600 In today’s busy world it seems to be so difficult to unplug from everything around us for a much-needed respite. Many of us are used to a fast-paced life but it seems the last two years have even been more d […]

]]> 6950fde0b3a436c3e73aaa389003bcd0 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30338 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:30:08 -0500 Whenever I have been asked the question “What inspires you?” I have never been able to reply quickly. There is so much inspiration around us, how does one wrap it up in one answer? Inspiration can come in sig […]

]]> 466737380cb38dd2920314cd3420e75b Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30285 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:30:20 -0500 “The only place you can find the power to be your best self” -Dodinsky

After lockdown in March of 2020, I was finally looking forward to an early December visit from a couple of my family members. Of cou […]

]]> e5186eccc4dae2966bf182652fed97a1 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30208 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:30:02 -0500 When I sat down to write this article, I tried to remember what were some of my childhood dreams? Now that I am in the later years of life, did I realize those dreams? Is there still time to see what I hoped for […]

]]> 0b48da8c2cf5417f90b097f1b890decd Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30167 Wed, 26 May 2021 01:31:35 -0500 Tricia Medrano Bridges Retired CEO, Chiapas International -A Global Microfinance Initiative Tricia’s career in nonprofit began in 1976 in Dallas. In the mid-80’s, was tra […]

]]> 4b74e2c2348c4cd35b15fc6eca3a2b3f Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29974 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:30:29 -0500 Well, here I am days away from another birthday and incredibly grateful for the gift of reaching another year. Last year was such a devastating time, so many people lost to an illness that was sweeping the globe. […]

]]> 3981e2702af9e767096fed752012badc Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27963 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 12:00:47 -0500 We can all think of a time when we had a mentor. Maybe a relative, a teacher, a colleague, even just a friend’s mom. And boy, isn’t it easier to mentor your child’s friend rather than your own! I longed for a men […]

]]> e446b880a3b44d33e1b70798e57e72af Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27946 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:00:11 -0500 It seems every company is embarking on a formal mentoring program. Many have met with mixed success. When the program and associated relationships fail to meet their objectives, there are several possible […]

]]> 39fe5c2ef8087345a63569265c6bdc5a Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27956 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:00:37 -0500 At the heart of mentoring, there is that one person with a caring voice who becomes a guiding light, challenging us to see beyond what we ever could have imagined. In our pain, they can see a better tomorrow, and […]

]]> a051a46da0d34e837364fdff943c34bc Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27954 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:00:22 -0500 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so what better time to talk about prevention? You’ve probably heard that about 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer sometime in her lifetime. Thirty percent of women d […]

]]> 5e39e086be760b55868ada5eecaee87e Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27959 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:00:23 -0500 One afternoon while I was experiencing some major intestinal discomforts, I took to my bed, hoping to fall asleep so the pain would stop. When I finally drifted off, I dreamt the strangest dream:
I was driving […]

]]> 00c799eb90c7416e1670786b6a7e41c5 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27944 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 12:00:48 -0500 Dear Fearless Warrior… and yes, that’s YOU,

What started out as an attempt to write a very meaningful piece about the importance of creating a plan for September (because, really, it does feel like the New Yea […]

]]> 6a975045401aae02e96c5f96304466b8 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27958 Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:00:02 -0500 “I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality, and then in retrospect.” – Sophocles, Oedipus Rex

Based on the Wikipedia definition, the term hindsight bias refers to the tendency to view events as more predic […]

]]> 2ef3ce60594fa1d49bcaa76730b22978 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27960 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:00:37 -0500 For a couple of decades, I was privileged to have a mentor whom I cherished, learned from, and grew as a result of her investment in my life. Every time I mentioned how she’d impacted me, she acted surprised. W […]

]]> ffb89a04469563cda17a3e566d9148fa Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27899 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:00:47 -0500 Magic appears in the darkest of moments or the light of day.  It is in the voices that lift you. It shines bright in the birth of innocence, in the wonder of loving arms.

There is magic in the eye of the […]

]]> 1417986fbf1f2f6fa82d1439935cf454 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27897 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:00:41 -0500 Heavy hearts do not always a good blog-writer make.

I really prefer to feel upbeat and positive when I write to you…and yet…here I am.

Many people I love are going through tough things in life right now. A c […]

]]> 5cfc76e8e0ba87bf7007cf3dfaee170c Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27895 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:00:55 -0500 Authenticity… the word just rolls off your tongue! But how do we put into practice this beautiful word that means genuineness, originality, rightfulness, legitimacy, and much more? How can we learn to be true to o […]

]]> c5e85b9880b3b02d526d7076685f6666 Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=27893 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:00:29 -0500 John Steinbeck says, “People don’t take trips… trips take people.”  When I was twelve years old a trip took me from Texas to Connecticut in a two-door hatchback with my family of four. Two-door cars are design […]

]]> 1098cf4fc1e19bd1f891b53457ce4324 Tricia Medrano Bridges's profile was updated https://www.plaidforwomen.com/activity/p/103999/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:01:35 -0500 0 00bdc7771949a0b5dceb973145ea9f6c Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25196 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:00:34 -0500 Successful entrepreneurs, regardless of where they may find themselves along their journey, have a few key characteristics which are magnetic to others. These individuals attract others to want to join their […]

]]> ba8d66ed74f71be18a9925527831c72a Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25177 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:00:38 -0500 I usually write about my life as a Muslim woman in glowing terms.  And for the most part that is 100% true.  However, recently I’ve been asked to talk about the down side. It helps give a different per […]

]]> e1aecb4cfcc2a9f9e0767490c76edcfd Tricia Medrano Bridges wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25040 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:00:39 -0500 Carbohydrates (Carbs) have gotten a pretty bad rap recently. Potatoes and wheat, in particular, have been singled out as “bad” foods. I’m here to tell you that carbs are part of a healthy diet, in moder […]

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