"With age comes inner strength and the power of not caring what others think to validate who I am." ~ Paulette Klein Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com With age comes wisdom. With wisdom comes clarity. With clarity comes reflection and introspection. I've always said , both here on the blog and in person, people … Continue reading The Goods on Getting Older
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Overwhelmed
"Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are." ~ Theodore Roosevelt Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Start at the beginning and work your way through everything that comes at you. That is my daily mantra. Meetings Schedules Staff Coverage Write ups Hiring Transferring All the things Work 12 days on to … Continue reading Overwhelmed
Free to Be
"Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free." ~ Paul Coelho Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.com Lately there's been a random surge of well known actresses who have posted photos of themselves sans make-up. A backlash of sorts against the myriad filters available in phone apps such as Snapchat and TikTok. Filters that can … Continue reading Free to Be
Forging Ahead
"Unplanned events and situations are part of the journey. Adjust and keep going." ~ Vladimir Elie Photo by EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA on Pexels.com When life takes you around a curve and then a sharp left turn, and you were expecting a gently rolling straight-away, you KNOW life is going to get interesting. I've been MIA from the … Continue reading Forging Ahead
Diversity and Inclusion
"Diversity and inclusion create the opportunity and culture for everyone to be treated equally." - Ty Howard Photo by Markus Winkler on Pexels.com I'm going to start this post with a question - "What does Autism look like?" Bear with me and you will understand the basis for the question. I work in healthcare and … Continue reading Diversity and Inclusion
Management vs. Leadership
"Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could." ~ Steve Jobs Photo by Huy Chien Tran on Pexels.com When I was first starting out in my career, I had ideas about what I would and … Continue reading Management vs. Leadership
Meeting Your Own Expectations
"You didn't just find a self out there waiting. You had to make one. You had to create who you wanted to be." ~ Brit Bennett Photo by Min An on Pexels.com I have yet to see the Barbie movie, but from the reviews I have read and heard, I plan on watching it. Having … Continue reading Meeting Your Own Expectations
Another Trip Around the Sun
"God isn't interested in watching you exact some performance of personality in order to comply with some crackpot notion you have about how a spiritual person looks or behaves." ~ Eat, Pray, Love Fifty-six years now that I have been on this earth. I am not upset, I am not overjoyed. I just am. Several … Continue reading Another Trip Around the Sun
Boldness
"Being bold is being firm, sure, confident, fearless, daring, strong, resilient, and not easily intimidated." ~ Mike Yaconelli Photo by Taryn Elliott on Pexels.com Some things have been said and done that have rankled with me. A lot of things that are said, I blow off because it isn't worth getting my panties in a … Continue reading Boldness
Leaving
"How apart she felt, how apart she had felt for years, and she wished it was a feeling she could get used to. But it wasn't." ~ Corinne Beenfield Photo by Victoria Childs on Pexels.com I have always struggled with having a sense of worth. Years of therapy have taught me that I am not … Continue reading Leaving
The Road Back Home 