All Entries in the "Work and Home" Category
Where Would You Be?
One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn’t too luxurious. When they were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the president’s secret service if he could please speak to the First Lady in private. They obliged [...]
Purgatory
When any of us live or work in an environment that embraces values that are in conflict with our personal values, our souls will begin a process of interior disturbance in order to remove us from that which threatens our spiritual health. Despite monetary security or reward, if we stay on a path that disconnects [...]
Leaders, Followers and Those In Between
I’ve been thinking about natural order lately. Partially because of my past, partially because of my future but also because of my present. Have you noticed, everything appears to have the ability to be split into thirds? Birth, life, death. Roots, trunk, leaves. Even the best photographs are ones in which the composition is split [...]
Woman Ahead of Her Time
Rick Mercer of the Mercer Report interviews Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion who is Canada’s longest running consecutive term mayor. Listen to the interview to marvel at her gumption, experience and brilliance. Read more about this dynamo they refer to as Hurricane Hazel on wikipedia. Thanks to Kim Kassner for bringing this video to my attention [...]
Mother’s Day Gifts
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Does setting aside a day to recognize mothers suggest we don’t have to appreciate them the other 364 days of the year? Expressing gratitude [...]
Doing Less for Self Care
Midlife can be a time of crisis. I suppose it’s referred to as a crisis because many people choose not to look inward and determine why they’re unhappy. They look outward and try to appease the unease with cars, possessions or affairs. Although all are tempting, I chose to consider midlife, not as a crisis, [...]
31 Days of Wishes – Improved Change for 2010
Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010! I have never looked more forward to seeing the calendar page turned, as I am this year. Judging by the comments from friends, both online and off, I’m not the only one. This past year has been a challenging one collectively and privately. I’ve seen more unemployed friends than ever before. [...]
Bringing Home the Bacon
I’ve been busy trying to build a couple of careers so I can go from “Mom with a Job” to “Career Woman with Kids.” Lately I’ve felt as though I’m merging onto the Autobahn, pedal to the metal with barely enough time for a shoulder check. I’ve got to get there and I’ve got to [...]
Horton Heard a Who, Can You Hear Me?
I had the honor of participating in a webinar last night with veteran Executive Coach, Jeff Patnaude, and a group of his friends/clients. It was part of a series of topics discussing the attributes of transformational leaders and mentors. I listened as each brilliant guest shared thoughts and life experiences varying from large corporate environments [...]
Tagging Yourself as a WAHM is Bad for Business
I just watched a guest video post by Scott Stratten on www.jessicaknows.com where Scott suggests Work At Home Mom’s should not advertise themselves as such. First, let me say, that I agree with everything Scott said. I operated my business while staying home with my kids, but rarely did my clients ever hear them. I [...]