“The letters in ‘INDEPENDENT LIFE’ are two stories high!” This is a fact that stays in my brain from my middle-school days. My memory is a little fuzzy regarding whether the prospect of seeing the huge letters was dangled in front of my classmates and me as an incentive to make good grades, or if […]
Two ways to arrive at 3:01 p.m.
I recently spent three days in Washington, D.C., two with my girlfriends and one on my own. It was glorious. I enjoyed taking in sights I hadn’t seen before, discovering new restaurants, poking in and out of shops and covering lots of ground (literally) as we put in around eight miles on the one full […]
Attention to the small things matters
I had the opportunity to be in my favorite place (New York City) for approximately 24 hours recently. It wasn’t nearly long enough, but it was better than nothing. I got to my hotel room around 2 p.m. on my arrival day, then had a couple of hours worth of work to do. I had […]
FMF: A commitment to a colorful run
RUN I just checked my email records to confirm when I signed up for the Color Run Orlando. It was February 1. My daughter-in-law had texted me about it. I agreed it would be fun. I checked my calendar to see if April 23 (the date of the run) was open, determined it was, and […]
“Reach”: It’s a book, but it’s also a way to live
Becky Robinson’s book, Reach, contains the essence of who Becky is as a person. (I worked for Becky as a freelancer at Weaving Influence for several years. I’d like to share a few examples, based on the four “reach commitments” detailed in the book, of how the person and the author intersect: Value: Delivering value […]
Mountain lion-free exploration (Five Minute Friday)
EXPLORE Here are some things I’d like to explore: Remote trails. Every time I read about some Hollywood celebrity talking about how they “love long runs in the Canyon,” my common sense filter kicks in. As a woman, I have never felt safe running in remote places (and then there’s also the wildlife factor in […]