I am Blessed

After my first husband (the father of my children) and I divorced, I was bound and determined I would move back to Long Island. The plan was I’d live with my mom, while the girls and I resituated. There were many trips up to Long Island. The girls became familiar with many landmarks along the…

I had an amazing experience this past week. One that touched me very deeply. I had been contacted from a fellow in Pakistan about questions he had around Action Learning. I am considered as one of the top in the field, so this in and of itself was not unusual. We exchanged several more emails…

I am the very proud mother of two amazing women. Much of their lives it was just the three of us, as their dad and I went our separate ways when they were still very young. As I was facing the initial surgery, it became very important to let them know how proud I was…

I have never been a dog person. In fact, as a child, I was deathly afraid of dogs. My grandma had a dog, Rusty, that I would quiver and hide behind a parent until he was locked away. The story is a cat got in my playpen as an infant, and more likely it was…

Last week marked the end of an incredible love story. My sister’s husband – the love of her life – died of a heart attack – the day before his fifty-eighth birthday. But the story starts years ago. 53 years ago, today, she was hit by a moving van. At the tender age of six…

Frequently, I’m asked how I keep such a positive outlook, day in and day out. I’m not a Polly Anna by any stretch of the imagination. Rather I firmly believe if you can do something about a situation do it. If not, let it go. I know we’ve heard these words before and from a…