Happy New Year, Let’s Start With A Plan

I have always been a dreamer, I like to contemplate my future in different scenarios. I remember my 3rd grade teacher wrote on my report card, “Daydreams in class, could do better.” I took the advice to “do better” seriously, and have been a lifelong learner. The daydreaming though, I could never give up (Thank

Autumn Adventures

As the autumnal equinox approaches, which is the equilibrium of day and night, it signals the change of seasons and the transition from growth to harvest. The  air cools, the frenzy of summer gives way to back-to-school routines, and the open window season brings respite from Augusts’ dog days. The pace slows a little, we

Contemplation on a rainy day

It’s grey and damp, not unusual for a January day in Virginia. Better off than the poor souls being battered by ice, snow and tornados. The house is quiet with only a lone siren in the distance, interrupted by the train whistle. And then, quiet again, perfect time for some Q3 Important but not urgent

Hurricane Matthew and Politics

With the 54th Annual CE East Coast Surfing Championship over and in the books, and the crazy storm swirling around outside, I can finally take time to more fully analyze some of the political angst that is going on right now.  Every four years, the Media gets to hijack the conversation and barrage the public with

Vision and motivation

I read an interesting article in the Tennessean Newspaper that my husband brought back from Nashville. I always do the puzzles, but I scanned the business section and found, “Vision will help pave the way for motivation,” by Rory Vaden (www.roryvadenblog.com). “Our ability to be disciplined is directly proportional to the clarity of our vision.”

Habits, Routines and Feeling Normal

It has been two weeks since my life disruption, and thankfully today is my youngest son’s birthday – something to celebrate.  This ritual of birthday celebration is something that impacts us on various levels, including our sense of “normalcy.”  Having something familiar, recurring milestones, help us to demarcate time and get a sense of progress. 

Vigilance

I am now the victim of a crime.  I could never say that before, in all my 55 years.  Even car accidents were just that, not someone trying to harm me or my property.  I am having a very strong emotional reaction to this event, very much like the five stages of grief.  I didn’t remember

Courage, Determination and Gratitude

This is a renewal holiday for me, sad and inspiring all rolled together.  I think of all the people I have loved and are now gone, only memories.  Enormous gratitude to Charles Glenn Wilcox Jr, Arlene Ione Hawkinson Smith Wilcox, Walter Philip Smith, Veronica Harrington Hawkinson Smith, Flossie Matheny Wilcox Stringham, Grandpa Stringham, Grandma and Grandpa Jayne,

Snow Day

What a beautiful scene this morning, a white blanket with few tracks.  Like the new entrepreneurial path I am on – unforged and awaiting exploration.  There is something very exciting about exploration which explains my addiction to Star Trek (TNG).  Even now when I see the reruns, I wish I were a crew member.  The undiscovered, that is

Really Already?

It is only January 7th so I can’t say I fell off the wagon, because I’m not sure I was riding on it to begin with! Does anyone else feel overwhelmed with the new year? Maybe it was because the holiday was in the middle of the week, it seems like there is a lot