On this Father's Day, I want to speak to all of those who hold the feeling of 'Dad status: it's complicated.' You see, I used to include myself in that group. That is, until I really learned how to step outside of my emotional brain and the seemingly endless stories of loss, sorrow, and abandonment …
What Other People Think
"What other people think is not your business. If you start to make that business your business, you will be offended for the rest of your life." - Deepak Chopra Many of us have likely heard variations of this quote. Sometimes they are attributed, other times unknown. I'm particularly fond of Deepak's version because it …
Fail Better
When we think of failing hard, it's never pretty. This story may not be what you expected in terms of rawness, but there are so many analogies that can be drawn, I believe that it works if you are open to it. I had wanted to try stand up paddle boarding (SUP) for some time …
Pain, Glorious Pain
Let's get raw and real. Let's address the inevitability and necessity of pain in our lives. I am quite sure that very few of us want to go there, yet so many of us have experienced it on unspeakable or unimaginable levels that it seems a meaningful topic. That emotion seems to be handed right …
Shine Your Light!
I didn't earn the nickname Sunshine for my sunny disposition. The truth is that I can rock a stellar RBF without even trying and so many a coworker over decades in various corporate environments have tagged me with "Sunshine" out of sheer sarcasm. I'm always impressed that they know this to be my nickname, especially …
Get Back the “Get Back Up”
I have a friend who recently created daily Facebook events titled "Get Back the Get Back Up". Having just come out of the other side of a major medical event, the personal fitness trainer in her was simply encouraging everyone to take a walk around the block...or two. Whatever. Just get back up. And post …
Sunny and Raw 