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Self-Empowerment

Lesson from Mary Poppins

Several years ago my husband and I took the grandchildren to see the play Mary Poppins. A recurring line was, “Anything can happen if you let it.” This is very true. How

May 26, 2021 No Comments

Self-Empowerment

Karma Revisited

Recently I wrote a blog titled “Karma or Consequence?” After I posted it, a friend contacted me stating that I, like many people, didn’t quite understand what karma really is.

April 19, 2021 No Comments

Self-Empowerment

Stop Digging

One of my father’s favorite sayings was, “If you find that you have dug yourself into a hole, the very first thing you have to do is stop digging.” (I am

February 2, 2021 No Comments

Self-Empowerment

Do you Make Things Happen, or Do You Wait for Things to Happen?

People that make things happen know what they want, they develop a plan to make it happen, they implement the plan, and they regularly evaluate their results. If they are

September 24, 2020 No Comments

Self-Empowerment

Empowerment is external, self-empowerment is internal. Empowerment is when someone has power, permission, and/or authority to do something. This often comes from outside the person. For example, our clients might

February 12, 2019 No Comments

“Small as Your Dreams”

My husband and I saw the movie Peter Rabbit recently. At the beginning is the song “Small as Your Dreams.” This phrase is worth thought. Are we as small as

March 2, 2018 No Comments

Self-Empowerment

Empowerment is external, self-empowerment is internal. Empowerment is when someone has power, permission, and/or authority to do something. This often comes from outside the person. For example, our supervisor might

January 24, 2018 No Comments

Resolutions vs. Goals

I’m not a resolutions person. It seems that too often I make a resolution at the beginning of the year to do something big, set it aside, and never look

January 5, 2018 No Comments

Show What You Know

My husband and I went to a baseball game recently. Listening to the National Anthem brought back a memory from grade school. The experience turned out to be one that

August 11, 2017 No Comments

Girls’ vs. Boys’ Expectations

There are several things I think we should consider related to expectations. What do we expect of girls compared to what do we expect of boys? What do girls and

May 5, 2016 No Comments