Here is post #2 on COURAGE. “The definition of courage is grace under fire.”  Ernest Hemingway Isn’t this an elegant way to look at courage!  The idea that grace has anything to do with courage is deep…and I think true. If you think about it, many who are courageous do seem to have a certain […]

I’ve been up to my eyeballs in alligators and not been online much. I’ve missed you all!   For the next few days, I’m going to post on one of my favorite subjects: COURAGE. “Courage is moving at the speed of fear.” (Don’t know who first said this.) I just LOVE what this quote suggests: […]

Ask yourself, “Who am I and What am I here to do?”, again until you answer with resonance and authenticity the You you are meant to be and What you are committed to do before you leave this world. ∞ DT

“Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.” ― Albert Einstein I find this

“When working with people, I am often asked what it takes to have a strong sense of personal power as they go through life. I have noticed these days that even though many have done some amount of personal development work, when it comes right down to it, there is at least one of eight […]

“Nothing has inherent meaning, yet I find meaning in everything.” DT

This is one of my favorite quotes that my friends will often see in the signature of my emails: Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the ground each morning, the devil says, “Aw crap, She’s up!” Are you a force to be reckoned with, or do you think it’s another’s job […]

I am going to give you a simple truth about judgment, of both yourself and others. Ready? Here it goes. Judgments = opinions that often engender resentment…and righteousness.

For those of you who would like to free yourselves from anger and resentment, begin by: Cultivating compassion and empathy

  I first read this back in the late 80’s. It remains one of my favorites. LESSONS FROM THE GEESE By Robert McNeish, former Assoc. Superintendent of Baltimore Public Schools, 1972 We live in an area where geese are very common. We see them coming in the Fall and leaving in early Spring. Their migration […]