How To Really Say NO and Keep Saying It

How To Really Say NO and Keep Saying It

During my childhood, I was a ridiculous fan of musicals. I still love them. I used to watch all kinds of them over and over again whenever they were on. My sister and I learned all the words to almost every song. One of my favorite musicals was Oklahoma. The songs are...
Thou Doth Protest Too Much

Thou Doth Protest Too Much

What to do when you are the one causing conflict.   There is a lot of finger-pointing happening. Everyone else is responsible for the conflicts in our lives, not us. The reality is, if you really want to do something about conflict, you only need one thing, a...
Finding The Courage to Speak Up

Finding The Courage to Speak Up

Supporting Those Who Do Scared for your country? For the world? Yeah, who isn’t? Right now, though, if you haven’t noticed, it is a time to speak up and speak out. I mean, if you are for the work of “Liberty and Justice For All,” then there is no better time than this...
Delivering a Clear, Honest Message

Delivering a Clear, Honest Message

Even when all this chaos is helping you to avoid it. We will be observing Juneteenth here in the USA and I have been reflecting on a few things that led me to think about the way most of us communicate. If we can prolong a difficult message, we will, especially if it...
Mistakes Happen

Mistakes Happen

And we have a right to make them.   Mistakes are being made all over the place, especially now that so much change is happening daily and more folks are feeling the stress of the times. Are you owning yours or too busy pointing out everyone else’s? Come on,...