Recently, I enjoyed a week with some of my best friends—three couples who’ve been close friends for years, have much in common, and love just hanging out and spending time together. One morning we reserved a pickleball court and challenged ourselves to 2 hours of non-stop friendly competition. With six people and only one court, we played to a score …
The Beauty of the Broken
Before my maternal grandmother passed away, she gave each of her children and grandchildren some things that she loved which somehow reminded her of them. One of the items she gave to me was a collectible Hummel figurine of a little German girl playing a guitar because she said the same look that the little girl had on her face …
Oh, The Places You’ll Go
A few weeks ago, many of us made New Year’s resolutions. How are you doing with yours? Research shows that around this time in January, most people have forgotten or broken their resolutions. If that’s the case for you, don’t be too hard on yourself. Change is never as easy as it seems, and mistakes are part of the equation. …
Imperfect Humans
As wise as I can make myself sound on these weekly Stretches by giving all kinds of sage advice, I can make the most bone-headed mistakes sometimes. This week, we had our annual LionSpeak Team Retreat. It’s been on our calendars for six months. Of course, this year it was destined to be virtual, and I was ready. I had a great agenda, …
