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The Weekend Workbench – Sense of Place, Belonging, and Fitting In Sense of Place: Weekend, North County San Diego. 10:23 AM. Weather: Sun is out early, feels like San Diego fall (or an upstate NY perfect summer day – our cool is not all that cool, really). It’s probably almost 70. Mood: Relaxed, upbeat, […]
11:00 PM, Sunday Night Sunday night, a bit out of sorts, because even though I had a good weekend and got a lot done, I still feel like I could use more down time. My soul could use a patch right now. I hear coconut oil is good for just about everything, maybe that will […]
Workplace Challenge: My friend Hannah, who works for a large medical device company, recently called to discuss a difficult situation at work. She has a supervisor who is both driven and difficult to pin down, who expects a lot but doesn’t have time to fully outline the expectations and who often changes course. As a […]
8-4-17 Been thinking a lot about power and influence, and what it represents in the variety of relationships we attend to at home, in the community, and at work. For many years, I had shied away from these concepts – they seemed arrogant and sinister to me and at odds with “who I was” until […]
Friday Night Gratitude ArtBeauty To Start Your Weekend Every shift in thinking or being requires some measure of transition. On this Friday night, if you head is still at work, but you aren’t…take the time now to stop, look around, and allow yourself some peace and gratitude. You are allowed to feel fulfilled. If you […]
I must admit I was a little bit apprehensive (ok, I was scared) …because last weekend we hosted five 14 – year old boys for a sleepover in our cozy home. Boys this age are not known for their ability to think through consequences. We all know that. The brain is still developing and it […]