This week, one of the Mama Kat writing prompts was: Write a post that begins and ends with the same line. I have been transfixed all week with a piece by Clayton Christensen entitled “How will you measure your life?” (Christensen has also co-authored a book by the same name.) My take: How will you measure […]
Wordless Wednesday (Veterans Village Edition)
Back in January, I wrote a post about the Tallahassee Veterans Village. In connection with that post, I asked you to pitch in and provide 21 bus passes for the residents of Veterans Village. Through your generosity, I was able to present 22 passes to Veterans Village on March 8: Thank you to: Diane Kaji, […]
The Chesed of “Not Heroes” (A Book Review)
Quite a few years ago, I ran across this radio interview of Mark Klempner, about his book, The Heart Has Reasons: Dutch Rescuers of Jewish Children During the Holocaust. I began an email correspondence with the author, partially to ask if he could be a resource for my daughter who was writing an essay about […]
“Define Office” (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
Oh wow I can’t believe I’m going here. One of the Mama Kat prompts this week was: Draw a picture that you feel accurately depicts one of your last tweets. Here’s the problem with choosing to do this prompt: a) I can’t draw. b) My guest artist wasn’t able to do it c) See “a.” […]
Wordless Wednesday (Gate River Run Edition)
How I spent Saturday. I <3 my running friends….. (Michelle, Jessica, Sean, Me, Adrea, Sara) (The superimposed image is the Hart Bridge, which was at the 8.5 mile mark in the 9.3 mile Gate River Run.)
A Precious Whisper In A Windstorm (A Book Review)
I just finished reading Leadership and the Art of Struggle by Steven Snyder. In Leadership and the Art of Struggle, Steven Snyder combines examples of leadership struggles faced by leaders in many walks of life (big business, non-profit, politics) with exercises any of us can do to help clarify our path to reaching our own […]