I am a Certified Life Communications Coach, Reiki Healer and Human Being. (I am not certified as a human being, but I have references). I help people create a life plan for themselves by helping them improve communication with all people....everywhere.
What We Value and What It Means to Wait
What We Value and What It Means to Wait
This will be a tough piece to read. Occasionally I feel the need to write about very tough subjects and then I ask myself whether I should share the piece with others. It is something to ponder as I like to see others happy and smiling and I feel a bit guilty when I share a piece that will have the opposite effect. Still, I also remind myself that in this life, “happy and smiling” may not…
Power and Decision-Making in the Age of Trump: “What If It Were Me?”
Power and Decision-Making in the Age of Trump: “What If It Were Me?”
I have been thinking about power. (I don’t have much, so ironically perhaps, I am thinking about its many facets and ramifications.) Power is a sticky wicket (and to be quite frank, sometimes a son-of-a-bitch). Leadership comes with power. There is no denying this fact and no changing this fact. Power corrupts. Power often brings wealth and fame. One can gain power as quickly as one can lose it.…
Love, Trust, Truth and the Minefield of Words in the Time of Trump
Love, Trust, Truth and the Minefield of Words in the Time of Trump
It is Valentine’s Day and I have never felt more in love with being alive. I have never felt more in love with the people who lift me up every day. I have never felt more in love with my cat, my planet, my warm bed, the trees and the grass, the infinite sky, the friends around me, the strangers around me, my healthy body, my sharp mind and my aching, emotional, chaotic, beautiful, nuclear,…
Let's Get To Work Helping the Homeless...This Holiday Season and Beyond
Let’s Get To Work Helping the Homeless…This Holiday Season and Beyond
Good morning, my fellow humans. It feels like a good Friday to send out a couple of links for this holiday season — see the links below and at the bottom of this message. (If I caught you at a busy time, you can read this message later or go straight to the links below — you will see I have a lot on my mind these days – and I’m guessing I’m not alone in that.) Link to this week’s song:…
As I Stand Before the Mirror: A Thanksgiving Message to the Homeless and Everyone Alive
As I Stand Before the Mirror: A Thanksgiving Message to the Homeless and Everyone Alive
Dear Homeless Person, You are on my mind today. Each morning as I do my hair and make-up — I am fortunate enough to have a mirror, four walls, a ceiling, a hairbrush, make-up — each morning as I stand before the mirror, I think about you. Many thoughts enter my head each morning as I stand before the mirror. First and foremost I ask myself: how I can help you in the impossible situation in which…
The Most Important Word of Our Time: Complicit
The Most Important Word of Our Time: Complicit
Albert Einstein said: “If I were to remain silent, I’d be guilty of complicity.” Complicity…to be complicit. For me, this word, “complicit” is the most important word of our time. To remain silent is to be complicit. To remain silent is to allow bigotry, hate, racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia to gain an even bigger footing in our world. To remain silent is to be complicit. I see so much…
My Experience of Being A Woman in the Year of Donald Trump
My Experience of Being A Woman in the Year of Donald Trump
Sometimes events occur that are so shattering, so emotionally personal, that sooner or later I know I will be compelled to write about the experience, either to share with others or to calm my own spirit and discover what kind of insight, what kind of wisdom might come bubbling to the surface. There are experiences in life that can never be adequately captured in the ever-so-limiting tool of…
Please Support Native Americans to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
Please Support Native Americans to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
If you have a moment, please sign the petition below and share the NY Times article link below on social media to support the Native Americans (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) in their efforts to block construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through their native lands. Link to Petition: https://www.change.org/p/jo-ellen-darcy-stop-the-dakota-access-pipeline Link to NY Times Article:…
We Need More Action, Less Cardboard
We Need More Action, Less Cardboard
I long for the day when we only use cardboard for moving and packing and children’s art projects. These days my mind is filled with images of cardboard; words written on cardboard. On almost every street, every corner, every sidewalk in Manhattan, I see so much cardboard…tons and tons and tons of cardboard. Almost all of it has a message on it. I see cardboard made into forts, but mostly…
