It’s hard to find and follow a thread of hope weaving in and out of the every day. Especially when we have so much tugging at us. Our little ones who need more than hugs and kisses. Our fears of losing more than we can imagine. Our high-risk jobs, with variable income. And of course, our diminishing bank accounts as […]
Tag Archives | Coping
Developing Yourself
At some point when we hit adulthood or career-hood, we stop thinking about developing ourselves. It could be from the feeling of having all of our emotional and social needs met – like being in a cozy relationship with someone, or loving our co-workers and what we do at work, or loving being a full-time parent. Whatever the reason, […]
Cognitive Dissonance at Work
What if your job is to conquer 3rd world problems globally, yet you walk by the same homeless guy every day who’s camped outside your local (U.S.) office? It’s a clear reminder that you have your very own 3rd world problems at home, but the minute you enter the safe haven of a beautifully and expensively designed office […]
Movie Moment
My husband, children and I were with friends this evening for dinner. I was feeling fairly exhausted from a long week of travel for work and trying to stay focused on the dinner party conversation. For a moment, I felt like I was in one of those romantic comedies where the girl or guy are in a group […]
The Critical Class
I want to rename the 99% from middle class to “critical class”. There is this perception out there that we need the 1%. That they are critical to us. Among the 1%, those that own corporations such as GM, Toyota or Tesla, generate jobs for the rest of us in the “lower middle”. Yet, there are plenty out […]
Zero Balance
Things are tense in the family household. As two entrepreneurs and parents, we are navigating risk & reward; experience & ignorance; and freedom & fear. When the bank account pops up at zero balance, it punctuates an unsettled feeling of taking two steps backward, before propelling ourselves (hopefully) forward into the safe zone of steady […]
No Certainty in our Future
If there is one thing that we can count on for certain, it’s the past. And even though we understand the life/death/life cycle of human nature, our future can be uncertain in so many ways. Leaving us with a sense of fear, foreboding, doubt. It’s not an “if” question, it’s “when”. And then, how will […]
Fourth of July Fodder
It’s a holiday! Time to make your favorite food, a la Martha Stewart. Time to eat. Time to exercise. Time to read your friend’s cancer blog and… oh. It’s un-effing-believable that my friend’s cancer is back. As a mom, wife, professional, academic, my friend embodies unadulterated brilliance in her unfiltered storytelling. You learn more about […]
Channelling Success
There are times in our lives when we are on top of the world. The Gods are on our side and we’ve hit a streak of good fortune. Or we’ve simply found our “zen” and we can relax about the things we cannot control. And then there are times when we’ve hit an all-time low. […]
Being Essential
Have I mentioned How I met your Mother? I suppose it’s easy to refer to that show when it’s a masterpiece, as far as the writing is concerned. I LOVE the dialogue, and yes the characters are endearing. I just (today) realized that Barney, the ficticious character played by Neil Patrick Harris, has a Barney blog […]
