February 16, 2020 | Beauty of Beginnings, Guinea Pig C-personal category
The miracle of my daughter On this day 29 years ago, I was blessed with the miracle of my daughter. To provide context, I had never, until this day, 29 years ago, held a baby. I had never imagined or dreamed of being a mother. Natalie was written into my life as the...
July 31, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Stress Sport Some people just love the adrenalin hook. The drug of choice. When you just make it to catch a plane as the last call is being announced. To arrive at appointments, seconds to spare, or slightly late. To fill the day with wall-to-wall BUSY. Under the...
May 27, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Guinea Pig C-personal category, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
I have no idea what I am doing At one level this is so true it is scary. Making it up right at the point of the next step. Hoping, praying…that when my foot lands, or my words arrive, they will be held by ground, by witness, by appropriateness and receptivity. I woke...
January 2, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport
Hard Training Many years ago I remember a house guest going out for a morning run and I wondered why on earth someone would do that. It seemed such a ridiculous activity. For the last 24 years, almost without fail, I have either run or swam (squad swimming in an...
September 3, 2018 | Beauty of Beginnings, Endurance Sport, Personal Development
Flow As a multi times per week swimmer of over two decades the feeling of moving smoothly through the water is an anchor point for the experience of flow. It is also a feeling that I adore. Even in the pool, there are some days flow is present, and others that feel...
March 4, 2017 | Beauty of Beginnings, Guinea Pig C-personal category, Personal Development, Syntropic Enterprise
On being human. Seeing the world from our knees The extraordinary Parker Palmer wrote he was a “contemplative by catastrophe.” Krista Tippett, in an interview with Tim Ferriss, discussed wisdom and aging. And Alain de Botton talked with Krista Tippett about love and...
