Aug 8, 2013
My 20th high school reunion happened last weekend in my hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While I didn’t make it back to celebrate and reconnect with my former classmates and friends, it was fun to see pictures from it on Facebook.
There’s something about these benchmarks of aging that brings me to a reflective space. And it’s really gotten me looking into my past and looking at my present and seeing how they fit together.
I had such a wonderfully positive high school experience. More
Feb 23, 2013
A Shared Wisdom Guest Post Featuring Marilyn Tam
They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them. – Mahatma Gandhi
Are you good enough? Most people harbor feelings that somehow if people really knew who they are, they will not like them. This nagging feeling buzzes in the brain like small yet powerfully irritating mosquitoes, ready to sting at any moment, undermining our confidence to claim our rightful place at the table. More
Feb 6, 2013
Let’s imagine that everywhere you went, you carried a heavy backpack. You weren’t sure why – it’s not even like you needed it. But it’s something that you’ve done for as long as you can remember. It’s just something that was normal to you. You couldn’t even really remember what was in it.
So, one day, you set it down and opened it up. And you began to pull everything out of it. It had been so long that it was as though you were seeing the contents More
