Grief: the Uninvited Guest

Grief: the Uninvited Guest

I am sitting on a stool in my bathroom – it’s a big one. I’ve been up most of the night with Foxie, our pug who is having puppies. We have three so far and maybe more to come. The birth got me thinking about the circle of life; what comes and goes, how for...
When is enough enough?

When is enough enough?

Enough seems to be an ongoing topic of conversation around me. I have heard, “I am not enough,” too much recently and it has gotten me thinking and googling. I found this definition of enough at the Merriam-Webster site: Definition of enough: occurring in...
When will women entrepreneurs stop apologizing?

When will women entrepreneurs stop apologizing?

Recently I have had some interesting conversations with women entrepreneurs and they surprised me, not in a that’s-amazing sort of way, but in the holy-shit-come-on kind of way. One is an amazing woman who started her business about six months ago and is struggling....
When do we give ourselves permission?

When do we give ourselves permission?

When do we say to ourselves, “Yes, go ahead and do it”? Have you ever had a have a fabulous opportunity in front of you, yet you don’t jump at it? You know you want to do it; you spend time thinking about it, your gut tells you to do it, yet you don’t just say yes....