And unlike what the news says, I don’t believe this is the most important election I’ve ever voted in. That was my first one - when I cast my ballot for Bill Clinton in 1992, shut my eyes, crossed my fingers, and hoped for the best. If the election hadn’t gone “my” way, my mom [...]

Lately I’ve been reading over some previous blog entries and through my journal. I’ve had wonderful awareness over the past several months. Some of my entries, however, seem like they were written by another person. It’s like I experience a part of myself and allow it to fly away from my consciousness.
There can be a [...]

I’ve just ended a call with a Master of Coaching, Steve Mitten. Along with at least 20 members of the NW Coach Association, I coordinated this call that brought one of the leaders of the coaching industry directly to our organization. I was nervous, anxious, worried, and fearful that it wouldn’t go well. Maybe someone [...]

I’m working on a project to create clarity on a particular issue in my life. I’ll let you in - it’s about who I serve and what I do to serve them. My challenge is not that I can’t identify the people I enjoy working with - they are brilliant, caring, compassionate, and creative people [...]

I’m on my last day of a 12 day vacation. I’m in a motel in Medford, Oregon - a place that has held many fears for me. A past of college, dating, partying, and making stupid college mistakes. Now it’s time to make up.
I used to swim competitively for about three years. I don’t think [...]

30 minutes ago I got back from rafting the Colorado River. It was beautiful - 100 degree weather, slight breeze, dry air, red rocks, deep blue sky, and dozens of people surrounding us in many rafts. We went through level 3 rapids. I got a work out of my arms and core - and discovered [...]

Tonight I really stepped out of my comfort zone and met with a bunch of people I don’t know. I practiced something new because in order to move forward, I had to choose to take a step forward. No more waiting, processing, thinking, feeling, weighing, guessing, second guessing, listening, soul searching, investigating, considering, contemplating, meditating, [...]

I have about 10 wise blog entry ideas every day. I haven’t committed any to writing for over a month. Until now.
We tend to pride ourselves in independence. We love celebrating Independence Day, we have learned not to engage in co-dependent relationships, and we loathe our dependence on foreign oil. We have been trained over [...]

That’s how a recent discussion with my mom began. “It’s all your fault…” she said, with a dramatic pause long enough to make me question my actions over the past few weeks. What did I do? What could I have possibly done wrong?
“You got that modeling clay for your nephew for Christmas and now I’m [...]

Picture it. Portland, Oregon. February 2, 2008. It’s cold and snowing. Why, oh why, am I putting on tennis shoes and heading out the door? I’m starting Foot Traffic’s University, a training program for running or walking a half marathon. And I am willing.
Exactly 33 days ago, at the beginning of the year, I ran [...]