My purpose in my writing and speaking is to inspire audiences to connect with greater awareness to themselves. In doing so, I hope it...

Thank you to all of you who voted for your choice for the book’s cover design. Thanks, too, to those who also emailed me to share...

More and more these days, I am getting asked about the status of my upcoming my book. I sincerely appreciate the interest. I think if you...

Good headlines are provocative and evocative, right? They get you to pay attention; you get a mental picture; you are curious to know more.

There’s a silent war brewing over control of my day. My Should-Dos are battling my Want-Tos over rights to the day’s ToDos.

Grief forces us to examine what was, what we knew, what we thought we knew, what we thought would happen, and what we might have missed, ove

feel so stupid. I fight with myself. Sometimes it actually stops me from going out.

I came to obtain a copy of the March 2020 issue of Better Homes & Gardens (BH&G) magazine somewhat dishonestly. I’ll explain the...

Zen Proverb: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” Much has been written about the...

Often, when couples are together for many years, they start to look like each other. I’ve noticed this, have you? I don’t think this was...

When I walk on the Naugatuck Valley River Trail, I prefer to walk alone— the steady rhythm of my feet hitting pavement becomes a kind of...

I just returned from a trip to Disney World with granddaughter Nora and my daughter. The non-profit, Dream Come True, granted Nora the...

As a child, I remember discovering my dislike of houseplants. My impression formed when visiting others’ homes, where I cringed at the...

It’s a new year and most everything is new for me with Wade’s sudden death on December 31st. One minute we were nursing the pain in his...

In day-to-day life, I typically have a “live and let live” perspective. This post is about one thing that challenges me. Often that...

There are many different types of mothers

Beautiful, statuesque, almost-30-year-old Jessica Hanson is my most memorable person from the 2017 Planetree International Conference. She b

When I was planning my speech content for the 2017 Planetree International Conference on Patient-Centered Care in Baltimore, I didn’t...