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Field Notes
Jul 19, 2024
Declaring A Commitment
You will think less of me. That was my fear-thought last week as I prepared to share a recording of a recent performance. Can you guess...
Jul 3, 2024
First Thing Is First
I woke up this morning with my mind shooting off fire works.🎇 I love that time right after I open my eyes, because that's when my...
Jun 28, 2024
Sweating the Grief Out
Last week I did something I never thought I'd do. It may not be what you are thinking. (I'm pretty sure it's not.) I participated in a...
Jun 24, 2024
It's the Magic Number
Did you know it takes 300 repetitions to create a new memory in the body? When I was 23, I practiced a military grade Japanese theater...
Jun 24, 2024
The Map is Not the Territory
Remember the National Geographic Road Atlases we used to keep in the pocket behind the driver's seat? My husband had one for every region...
Jun 24, 2024
On to Something?
You know when you know you are on to something? When you can't believe what you are hearing, sensing or feeling - but in the best way....
Jun 3, 2024
How do you do it? Resilience!
I didn't measure my resilience until my husband died. But during the year following, "How do you do it?," was a question I was asked a...
May 27, 2024
Reframing Yourself
Ever stun yourself by what comes out of your mouth at a networking event? Excitement, nerves, trepidation - individually or together,...
May 22, 2024
Do you Know your Flight Path?
Imagine that you are a pilot of an airplane. The path from where you are starting to where you are heading, in my world, is called your...
May 8, 2024
FEELING THE HEAT
Are you jazzed about a new project idea? 💃🏽🎭🎶✍🏽. Awesome! 🔥And because it's my job, I have to prepare you, the further you walk...
Apr 30, 2024
PAGE TURNER
My job is to build trust with you. And that means I have to show up with 💯% of what I've got.🎉(I launched the course I've been emailing...
Apr 26, 2024
NOWHERE TO HIDE
I don't know about you, but when I don't sleep well, my feelings have nowhere to hide. About 16 years ago I participated in a weekend...
Apr 5, 2024
My Judge
I don't think I've mentioned it, but I am working on a talk. Yesterday I had to submit a two-minute video pitch to be considered for a...
Mar 29, 2024
A Little R.E.S.P.E.C.T
I forgot to refill my anxiety medication last week. Well, I didn't really forget. I put it off to pick up my daughter from college, then...
Mar 27, 2024
The Sport of Putting All Your Eggs In
Do Easter egg hunts count as sport? For the sake of argument, let's just agree for the moment that they do. And let's agree that the goal...
Mar 19, 2024
I'm With Jane Fonda On Assessing the Impact Of A Drink and More
Not long ago I caught a snippet of a recent Jane Fonda interview. Maybe it's because alcohol has played such a destructive role in my...
Mar 6, 2024
Unfurl Your Sail, Let the Wind Catch
I am not a nautical person. (I have an irrational fear of rogue waves and ever since I gave birth to my first child I get seasick even...
Feb 28, 2024
Dare to be Different!
If you are in this community, I will venture a guess that you haven't always followed a straight path. Perhaps you've ruffled a few...
Feb 20, 2024
Award or Bust!
Allow me to be the first to tell you -- I won something. I won an AWARD. Silver Medal from the Nonfiction Authors Association for Braving...
Feb 18, 2024
The "Way Back" Force of Resistance
When I walk my dog on our familiar morning route, he has taken to stopping abruptly. He wants to go one way, and I want to go the other....
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