I am easily intimidated whether it’s in work, in athletics, in skill, in walking in heels, in life. I am intimidated by most things, often people. Well, actually, that needs a caveat. If I am watching someone else do their job like a boss, I am in awe. If I am a spectator at a…

I told you last week that it was homecoming. What I didn’t tell you was that my middle daughter, Sydney, was flying home for a visit and my oldest was driving down from Boulder. We kept it a secret, no thanks to me as I almost blew it on a daily basis! The girls wanted…

I was in a planning meeting this week when the topic of the Volkswagen Jetta Principle came up. This is the idea that “what shows up in our lives is a direct reflection of our inner thoughts and emotions.” Pam Grout, the author of E-Squared, discusses this in her book and asks her readers to…

This week, I was on a work call and my co-worker made reference to working until a flicker becomes a flame. It brought all these images to mind; a campfire just as it catches hold, a wick at the exact moment it sparks into being lit, an inner light as it rises up to illuminate its…

“Life is only available in the present moment.  If you abandon the present moment you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.”  Thich Nhat Hanh It’s been a busy week with team dinners, volleyball games and one of my dogs has had stomach issues 24 hours/day.  Need I say more? On Wednesday, I…

I was talking running and ultras with a friend the other day when he asked if I had run 100 miles. I said, not yet. I turned the question to him and he, too, said not yet. I followed that up by asking him if he had a particular race in mind. As the words…