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Several years ago I was introduced to Mercury Retrograde and ReWeek by my coach, mentor, and friend Tamra Fleming. The short story of Mercury retrograde is three times a year Mercury appears to change it’s direction of travel from our view of the sky here on Earth. For those who take inspiration from and place […]

A practice developed this past year to screen grab motivating messages or inspiring images that I encounter in the course of a normal day. These images are typically viewed while scrolling through social media feeds. I might be unusual in the sense that I’m constantly searching for uplifting or inspirational messages. Many of the people […]

What should I be when I grow up? It seems I’ve been asking myself that question for as long as my thinking brain has been able to form questions. This week I experienced three events that triggered me to again ask a form of that age-old question. The events included: a speaking inquiry; a childhood […]

My single goal for 2022 is to live life in the upper, right-hand corner. Several years ago when reviewing a chart illustrating Forrest Gump’s life journey and life chapters, it occurred to me that all of life is lived in the upper, right-hand corner.  The upper, right-hand corner is the present moment. Everything below and […]

This isn’t so much a retrospective, but rather a wrapping up or shutting down of 2021. For most folks here on planet earth, 2021 was both disruptive and transformational … whether one wanted it or not. All that we thought we knew has come into doubt. All that felt safe and predictable has vanished. For […]