Given that yesterday was a celebration of the life and teachings of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, I started thinking about the concept of freedom, and what it means to me. (Yes, his work encompassed so much more, but that will be for another day!) Like so many things in my life, my internal concept […]
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Giving Thanks (and why it matters most when things look the worst)
I have the feeling that if you’re carefully examining the title of this post, you may get the impression that I jumped the gun on posting it – that I meant to save it for later in the month, around the Thanksgiving holiday. Well, maybe you’re right, but wait until you have finished reading to […]
Ripples (or: throwing rocks in life’s pond)
There is a software developer in town who has become somewhat of a mentor to me over the past year and a half. He encouraged me to step outside my then-current worldview, and was one of the first to encourage me to start my own business. I had been hiding behind finishing school as a […]
Balance (and living with a new “normal”)
Unsurprisingly, as I have aged and grown, the definition of what is (my) “normal” has changed. If you are like me and are constantly pushing your boundaries, constantly moving and evolving, this happens. It’s when this process gets unexpectedly accelerated that it becomes tricky to find balance. Take, for example, being passionate enough about something […]