Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living

Life Lessons

Question #1

Last week, I posted Ilene's thoughts after reading alot of the questions that people submitted around Conscious Living and Conscious Leaving. Here, Ilene answers a specific question from the list. She'll continue to answer one specific question a week, as...

15 Minutes of Fame

Hey, if you aren't on my distribution list for my ezine, sign up here. I just sent out the following to my distribution list: Okay, everyone deserves 15 minutes of fame and I think now is my time. In the...

Leading With A WHOLE NEW MIND

I'm pleased to announce a new podcast program, Leading With A WHOLE NEW MIND, based on the book, A WHOLE NEW MIND by Daniel Pink.   Each month, I interview a pioneer whose work is to bring an aspect of right-brain...

Ilene’s Thoughts

Several weeks ago, I talked about a special project I'm working on--taping conversations with a friend on Conscious Living and Conscious Leaving. Rather than to continue to refer to "my friend who is dying of ALS," I've gotten permission to...

Wanted: Wascally Rabbit, Dead or Alive

Okay, I'm getting desperate.  Last week I blogged about my rabbit problem. Here's what's happened since then.  I brought, Bodey, the neighbor's dog, over to my yard. Or rather the neighbor's son, who plays with my son brought him over....

Free Long Distance Calls

For those of you who haven't tried out Skype, the long-distance provider that routes calls over the Internet, there's a new reason to try them out. Skype-to-Skype calls, where both ends have downloaded the necessary software and created an account...

Not to Be Confused With….

I was talking with a woman today who told me she loved the name of my podcast, Live Action Coaching. I asked her what she liked about the name, thinking it had something to do with the sound of forward...

Unsupported and Unprocessed Grief

I've had some wonderful email exchanges as a result of this project. With one person, she revealed that she does "end of life" work, helping individuals have the intimate conversations on dying and death that is part of the transition....

David Sedaris

I was at a Mother's Day dinner at my brother's house last month. I was talking about how hard it is to read aloud your own writing in an interesting voice. In developing my podcast, Live Action Coaching, I had...

That Rascally Wabbit

I am being tormented by a rabbit.  A small gray bunny with a white cottontail. The weather has been beautiful--75 degrees, slight wind, blue skies--and my patio is inviting as a second office. Out of the corner of my eye,...