I am so proud of my friend and fellow Rotarian, Teresa Miller, for contributing an article to my blog this week. She is one of the most persistent people I know. Her focus on introspection and personal development is inspiring. She also has a huge capacity for and commitment to volunteer leadership and public service. [read more]
Last weekend my husband asked me the question, “What are we going to build this weekend?” He was playing off the blog post that I wrote at the beginning of the year – What’s Your Power Word for the Year? We have selected the word BUILD for our power word for 2019. To keep this [read more]
While driving to Maine on a road-trip style vacation this past summer with my husband, I read a news story that captured my imagination and got me thinking deeply about an important question. Airbnb, the home rental website, launched a contest called “Night at the Great Wall,” in which four people and their guests would [read more]
This blog was inspired by an Uber driver whom I had the good fortune of riding with in Toronto Canada while on business recently. Despite the many warnings that others gave me about the dangers of riding with strangers, I actually prefer Uber to a regular taxi service for four reasons: 1) it’s less expensive; [read more]
Protesters outside Terminal 5 of O’Hare International Airport demand that travelers detained inside due to President Trump’s order to ban people from seven predominantly Muslim countries are released on January 28, 2017. (Photo credit by Max Herman/NurPhoto) The recent executive order banning travel on seven Muslim-majority nations has triggered massive responses around the globe. Protests were [read more]
I’m pretty sure that I met Santa Claus last week, or at least I thought it was him. He was out of uniform, but there was something about his character that made me think he might be Mr. C. He fit the body type, and had a kind and jolly disposition. I instantly liked him [read more]
I’ve just returned for a one-week intensive training course called the Women’s Campaign School for Women at Yale University. I was one of 78 motivated women that made up the 21st class of this leadership program. The Women’s Campaign School at Yale University is a non-partisan, issue-neutral, leadership program, whose mission is to increase the number [read more]
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10, 2015. I don’t know about you, but I am at a loss as to what to give my mother and my mother-in-law on this special day. Between special diets, allergies, boring and expected gifts, and overpriced flowers, I am running out of ways to honor these special women [read more]
It’s all over the news. Headlines such as, “Blizzard-like Conditions to Hit the Northeast.” Or this headline: “Winter Storm Juno: Blizzard Warnings for New York City, Boston, Parts of 7 States; potentially historic northeast snowstorm ahead.” Folks who live in the Northeastern part of the USA are in for 2 feet of snow, major winds (60-75 [read more]
This past week, my friend Dom Piccini helped distribute over 19,000 turkeys to needy families in Connecticut, as part of FoodShare’s efforts to eliminate hunger and bring relief to needy families. Also, my friend Jolly Lux flew to Uganda to begin a three week trip to deliver medical and educational supplies and support to HIV/AIDS orphans [read more]
