I’m looking back at 2020 with wonder and curiosity. Are you? When I think of this year most people tired with all it’s twists, turns, losses, challenges and opportunities, I am filled with gratitude. There was no way to be a bystander this year. 2020 demanded more of all of us than most years ever will. Will you… View Article
Taking a break is healthy. No, really it is. If you’re like me and have to remind yourself of this from time to time, know we are kindred spirits. The blogs will be short this week… you know why? I’m reflecting and taking a break! Really. When you commit yourself to Intentional Greatness®, it means you have to take your own… View Article
“Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” Ruth Carter Stapleton Sending you love from my heart today and always. Sue
Love notes. They are an art and a gift. One of the sweetest presents I received when I married my husband 5 years ago came from my best friend. She handed me a card and it forever changed how I looked at post-its. In her congratulatory card, she included a gold sharpie pen, a square… View Article
Thank you. To those who read this blog consistently and share it, those who take the time to give a comment or thumbs up, and those who call, text, email and let me know it mattered. Writing is a funny thing. For me, I feel vulnerable when writing in a way other actions do not… View Article
In a year when nothing is “normal” and we’re all waiting for 2020 to become 2021, please remember today is what we have. I end my podcasts and my autoresponder with “make today great, it’s the only day you’ve got…” We’re in the crunch time of the pandemic, and I’ve been in many conversations hearing people sharing how… View Article
Here’s a helpful analogy from Yale Professor, Nicholas Christakis: If you take a group of carbon atoms and connect them one way, you get graphite, which is soft and dark and perfect for making pencils. But if you take the same carbon atoms and connect them another way, you get a diamond, which is hard and clear and… View Article
This year, what are the gifts you’re celebrating? What are the gifts you’re offering? Is it just me, or do the gifts seem to be more relative to spending meaningful time online or in person where possible? This year, with all its challenges, difficulties, twists and turns has also proven to be the interruption many of us needed. As I ponder… View Article
My thoughts added to Whisper of the Heart, 7 Rules of Life: Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present. (You can’t change the past or go back to it – let it live as it was and don’t let it have today or your future. Love it, learn from it and let it be what it is, history.) What… View Article
I am on a screen all day every day like many people, and it’s not new anymore. Does it change the challenges of missing people, wishing we were in person or could gather together, no. It does however mean we need to treat it as a mechanism for work. At this point, purchasing a green screen, finding a… View Article
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