Not My Time Syndrome, Revisited

Not My Time Syndrome, Revisited

In honor of me enjoying my summer, I decided to repurpose an old blog post of mine. Actually, this is the first post I ever wrote. I was terrified to publish it to an online local newspaper so I read and reread it until I finally worked up the courage to hit send....
What Happened to Summer?

What Happened to Summer?

When I was a kid, summers were truly the best part of the year. It was mostly unstructured time to hang out with friends at a pool, be lazy and bored, and annoy my parents. I was great at it. My parents’ lives seemed to slow down a bit with a short vacation or my dad...
Is Kindness Dead?

Is Kindness Dead?

Lately, I’ve been getting quite a few requests to talk to work teams, corporations, and even individuals around the topic of inclusion and kindness. The stories about the lack of kindness are often rather shocking. Not being kind to the people that we work with seems...
The Gallbladder Lesson

The Gallbladder Lesson

For the past couple of years, I’ve had a glitchy gallbladder. I probably should have had it removed a while ago, but I kept thinking I could improve the situation with diet and some holistic options. As with many of my ideas, I was wrong. My gallbladder problems...
The Dread of a Perfect Day

The Dread of a Perfect Day

It was the Friday before my youngest child’s senior prom. He and his girlfriend were so excited about the weekend. The weather forecast was excellent after a pretty awful Chicago winter. My oldest son had just successfully defended his master’s dissertation and we...