The Personal Journey

My sister-in-law sent me an article entitled, "blessed mourning," knowing that I was experiencing grief over the loss of my friend, Ilene. It talks about how mourning has fallen out of fashion, that in earlier times, there was a formal mourning period, when black was worn and people did not attend social functions.  This rigid…

I recently read an article about Anne Porter, a 95-year-old poet who published her first volume of poetry when she was 83 years old. She writes about what it’s like to be old, as in this verse from "Old in the City": You stay away from doctors, They’d send you to the hospital, Where pieces…

I just returned from the International Coach Federation annual conference, where I was a presenter on LEGO SERIOUS PLAY with my colleague, Robert Rasmussen. Robert and I had a great time, seeing coaches play, learn, and realize the potential for this tool in their work with clients. In the days following the session, attendees approached…

Note: The folllowing post was written in June 2006.  For some reason, I was reluctant to publish it at that time.  Now, it seems perfectly appropriate. So here it is. I have been wondering how our life experiences can be so perfectly designed. Recently, I visited two friends who live in the foothills outside of…