Tag Archives: vulnerable

An Old Guy on Grief

I came across this article a few days ago when someone posted it on Facebook. A woman had lost her friend, and she was reaching out online to ask how to deal with grief.  On reddit.com, she wrote, “My friend just died.  I don’t know what to do.”  While she received many answers and aContinue reading “An Old Guy on Grief”

5 Important Lessons

I came across the following video on the interwebs, through an email that had a link, that led to another a link, and then to another…you know how those web discoveries go. I’ve heard about near-death experiences (NDEs, as they’re called), and though I haven’t really dug in and followed any specific story, I’ve heardContinue reading “5 Important Lessons”

Discover Your “Why”

I began a 100-Day Challenge a few days ago, with a long list of things I wanted to do on a daily basis.  I plan to mark off each one when it’s completed and then write a little more detail in my “challenge notebook” to record what exactly I did for certain categories. I wasContinue reading “Discover Your “Why””

Driving Your Mirrors

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but I drive a race car.  It’s a silver 2001 Corvette Z06.  Now, I’m not that knowledgable about the inner workings of cars – I leave all the maintenance to my husband, aside from filling it with gas – but, I do love to drive. After receiving myContinue reading “Driving Your Mirrors”

My 3,224 Week Plan

Have you ever started a workout plan that’s like, “Two Weeks to Vacation!”  (Oh wait, that’s me right now, ha.)  So many fitness plans try to sell us on similar ideas: 6 Weeks to Ripped Abs, 12 Weeks to Total Body Toning.  You know what I mean; we’ve all seen the magazines. Let’s say IContinue reading “My 3,224 Week Plan”

Talk to a Stranger

“Connection requires vulnerability.” – Dr. Brene Brown On a break from work last week, heading out to get a coffee, I was walking along the storefronts of a nearby shopping center, and when I looked ahead, an older gentleman wearing a Marine Corps cap was walking toward me.  I smiled and said hi as weContinue reading “Talk to a Stranger”