Coffee. For years, I would rank coffee each morning as something that really mattered. “You don’t understand,” my twenty-something self would say, “It’s not for me, it’s for the rest of the people in my life…it just makes me nicer.” While coffee does indeed play a role in how I move through my day, recently… Read More Real Lifeclass Lessons – Today’s Top 10 Things That Really Matter
Daily sometimes, I feel like I’m training to fight off the emotional hijackers in my life. So, instead of fighting, I’m simply going to try something different. I’m going to walk towards them. People in my life…in the neighborhood…in the family…in the general vicinity…have always had a way of being pulled into my life like… Read More Fighting Energy
As I go through these OLC Boot Camp lessons, life is surprising me. Last night I had a joy rising moment when I met my first Starbucks angel and realized that one simple action can impact your whole life. While some might look for joy rising as a big “you get a car” or a… Read More A Starbucks Angel
Reflecting back, each Oprah’s Lifeclass had one thing in common for me….huge “AHA” moments (or “O moments” as I like to call them) but none more than the lesson during the class with the moment from Toni Morrison. For years, I worked in non-profit with children and rarely greeted a child without a smile and… Read More Putting Your Love on Display