Sometimes we just need a hero. I can distinctly remember three times in my life where I needed a hero to step in. Today I want to share one of them with you. I remember wanting to open my business back in 2001, and being overwhelmed thinking there was no way. I…
Read MoreHey, can I borrow your pants? This story is not like the sisterhood of the travelling pants, but pants are shared. I’ll get back to this. On a recent business flight back from Tucson AZ to Victoria I met a lovely young man in his late 30’s. I learned that he was an accomplished…
Read MoreStop and trip the switch…then course correct. If you want a different outcome you must trip the switch – take the path less traveled to see with new eyes. Break the cycle of same old, same old! It’s time! It’s simple really. Change requires action, which requires movement and inspires change. Too often…
No Comments Read MoreUse everything but the kitchen sink! That’s how I was taught to make soup. Add anything and everything – it can’t hurt. But it doesn’t always taste stellar. This morning it dawned on me that life often resembles soup. We are taught to persist, even when it’s to our own detriment. To keep…
No Comments Read MoreEvery year I set a plan for the year ahead – a theme to drive the year. The theme is both meaningful and measurable. 2016 is the year of the BIG share! The idea of a theme started back in 2013. It helps me create purpose to all that I do. Here’s…
No Comments Read MoreYes a habitude. A habitude are the words ‘habit’ and ‘attitude’ combined. Similar to gratitude (‘grateful’ and ‘attitude’ combined), habitude is creating the habits and attitudes that drive us to success. Habits – we all have them. Some serve us well and others not so much! We develop habits when we practice the…
No Comments Read MoreAs a woman in a first world country, I am for the most part privileged with all conveniences money can buy. If I want something – I purchase it. It’s that simple. I frequently enjoy all the benefits and blessings of living in a first world country. And therefore it’s hard to…
No Comments Read MoreThere. It’s out there! And I intend to keep having it. Forever! I am having a love affair with my life! It is said that spice is the zest of life. I can think of no better spice than a love affair with life. A love so deep and pure that it transcends…
No Comments Read MoreThe Dalai Lama said, “The western woman will save the world.” No, what he actually said was, “Western women can come to the rescue of the world.” He’s right. WHY shouldn’t we? Our first world problems often pale in comparison to women around the world, and yet we get stuck! Don’t get me…
No Comments Read MoreWhen was the last time you wrote yourself a letter of love, appreciation and acknowledgment? When was the last time you sat in gratitude of you, your soul, your being? Isn’t it time to practice what we preach to others? Today, right this moment, take time to love YOU – to feed…
No Comments Read MoreYou know that moment when it feels like everything you have been doing has finally come together. That all you’ve done has delivered you to this point of joy – at last it is all coming to fruition. The bliss of knowing to your core you are doing exactly what you are…
2 Comments Read MoreHistorically, we as women have been taught to take a back seat to our desires, dreams, and goals to first serve others. Here’s the truth: As long as you stay in the back seat, you can’t drive the bus. Those big dreams you have… like writing, publishing your story, sharing your message, seeing the…
No Comments Read MoreIt’s a rinse and repeat kinda day here in Sooke. The sun is streaming through the window as I sip my steaming hot cup of tea and write this post. Have you ever noticed that some BIG dreams simply fall into place while others seem unattainable. The funny thing is given…
No Comments Read MoreOh yes and the day came – and it went… many times! Life is perpetual motion which is incomplete in itself, but combined with coordinated actions it produces and creates an outcome of collective experiences and moments to which we rise and fall. This is our journey in life; it’s how we…
No Comments Read MoreWhat then? We often wait until everything is in perfect alignment before we make BIG leaps in life. Even when we feel torn to move forward. We wait for a sign of validation that indicates – the time is now. WHY – because fear and uncertainty of what may happen…
No Comments Read MoreI over heard two women talking as I stood looking at the flowers in the market. “Why can’t we see what’s really important until it’s to late?” Asked one to another? As I stood pondering the question the memory of when I had kidney cancer surfaced. I recalled being told, the words…
1 Comment Read MoreWords – how I adore YOU! My Jen, (Jen Violi – my amazing, heart-centered editor) who helped me unleash my story, Frock Off: Living Undisguised, to the world – makes words sound delicious, frock-alicious and even nutritious. Jen is a true wordsmith – as an editor, she works her magic, and others’ words come…
No Comments Read MoreIt’s true … I live, embrace and practice the Pollyanna Principle (overly optimistic way of viewing life) not in spite of my life’s experiences but because of them. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Without this outlook I think I would have succumbed to the fear. I am Pollyanna all the…
No Comments Read MoreThese days I catch myself laughing and lamenting (at times) over the Jo who once needed to know with 100% certainty what would happen. Oh the angst I must have created for myself, those I loved and who loved me – in spite of my need for control. There was a time…
2 Comments Read MoreMichael and I travel a lot and this morning it occurred to me how the differences make the best stories. As we made our way to the airport this morning I found myself laughing at the many differences and yet same goal we share – to get to the airport and board…
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