Something’s Brewing

“Wind’s in the East The Fog is rolling in Like something is brewing, About to begin . . .” This bit of a song, from the Overture of The MARY POPPINS Movie written by Robert and Richard Sherman, and played throughout the  SAVING MR. BANKS movie, has somehow always sparked my imagination. The scene it creates…

IndexCardCure™: 7 Guidelines for a writing circle

My spirituality group is on summer break. So, this seemed like an opportune time to launch a writing accountability group, an idea that arose after our group spent four weeks writing and reading This I Believe essays. When people make a commitment, like wedding vows or giving testimony in court, a public pronouncement carries a heavier weight than just thinking…

Sailing in the Wake of the Immigrants to Ellis Island

I have been reading every book in the library about Ellis Island Immigration for a new children’s book I am writing, and taking the virtual tour offered by Scholastic on the Ellis Island website over and over again to get a sense of what the Immigrants experienced. I finally decided that I just had to…

Executive business wear for women

What’s trending in summer 2015? Navy.The color that is. Even though we knew what stylist, Wendy Pilch was referring to, her comment didn’t go over well with West Point Women attending a lunch and learn at KornFerry hosted by Kate Kohler, USMA ’96.  Liz Halford, USMA ’88 had the best rebuttal when she reframed, “Put navy to…

Crutching Internationally – More Fun Than You Might Think!

This week I have been crutching around Europe observing the journey from the perspective of a not-quite-healthy traveler. Even though little girls look suspiciously at me from their strollers as I crutch on by,  I have had my optimistic faith that life is good and that most people are basically good confirmed on an international…