Clearing the air

A few years ago, I had a falling out with someone professionally. I was very upset and hurt by what I saw as their disregard of my contribution, and told them how I was feeling. During the correspondences that followed, they apologized and tried to correct the misunderstanding....basically calling it a misunderstanding. But I didn't…

Think a new thought…

Here in the United States, we had a presidential election on Tuesday. As we were leaving a wonderful restaurant yesterday, the owner said to Jack, as he paid the bill, "Four more years huh?" in a very deflated way. Jack said that he didn't even know what to say to her, so he thanked her…

Claim your dreams, believe in the impossible

A number of years ago, someone close to me had been looking for a house to buy. It was pretty urgent that he find one quickly, but nothing that he looked at felt right. One day, he was driving around, and there in front of him was the home that he had been looking for.…

A wake up call

Jack and I went to a party last night (which was a couple of hours away), and didn't start for home until 10 pm, which is about 2 hrs past my bedtime! As we drove along, a natural silence fell over us, which wasn't what we wanted or needed at that moment, so we played a little…