Those few who really know me well, appreciate that I hold a deep reverence for motherhood. I cannot trace its origin to a single memory or moment in my childhood. It feels older than recollection – something formed in the background of my early years, impressed upon me before I had the language to describe […]
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Create Story Opportunities
In the early 1990’s, I invoked a simple corporate motto—Create Story Opportunities—to encourage employees to do those things that customers would remember and talk about. The goal was to inspire meaningful interactions and turn everyday business moments into stories worth sharing and, through storytelling, forging those experiences into our corporate culture. What was not clear […]
Sunrise. Sunset.
The song “Sunrise, Sunset” written by Sheldon Harnick and Lewis Bock Jerrold, and made famous in the musical Fiddler on the Roof and its parody in The Lion King, references these daily celestial events as markers in the passage of time. Swiftly flow the days Swiftly fly the years One season following another Laden with […]
Oh, That’s So Zen
A book I had written was published at the start of the summer. My first one. A few weeks later, someone presented to me a copy she had purchased asking me to please sign it. After all the wrangling with finding the right words and the give and take in the editing process, you would […]
A Sacred River
I’ll readily admit that I am not normal; I enjoy doing homework. As I write this, I am preparing for a cruising journey down the historic Hudson River. With all the other preparations required, I read with great interest a wonderful book by Frances F. Dunwell entitled The Hudson – America’s River. Among the many […]
Reaching Out. Reaching Back.
More often than not, I am the one who reaches out to stay in touch – with acquaintances, friends and even family. The regularity depends on the nature of the relationship. It’s not a scheduled thing I follow; more like a feel. Current circumstances certainly play a role. The quandary of course is that […]
X MARKS THE SPOT
Opening a treasure chest, the author finds a valuable lost art. I’ll admit it, I laughed. I witnessed a 19 year old recently presented with a document to sign and he hesitated before struggling to print his name. There wasn’t a signature. In fact, this bright young man confessed that he could neither read nor […]
Embrace the Love
In explaining a situation to a friend , she said simply, “I don’t see a problem here, Ed. Embrace the Love”. At the beginning of last year, I asked my friend from high-school to keep me in mind if his family scheduled a reunion. I hadn’t seen his brothers nor their families for quite some […]
Beginner’s Mind
One of my oft recounted stories is a time I was aboard a sailboat in Southern California. I was in town for a tradeshow and the middleaged gentleman who owned the boat invited a few of us aboard for a sunset harbor cruise and hors d’oeuvres. He was in the process of restoring the boat, […]
Music of the Mountains
Recent events are heralded as a generational shift. It’s about time. With it comes an optimism for a saner future. Phrases such as “passing the torch”, “the power of hope” and “exhilaration of being on the cusp of a brighter day” are making headlines. The vocabulary surrounding this is interesting, too. Words such as dignity, […]