Monthly Archives: November 2012

When You Are Too Close To Stop

Guest Post by Family and Career Strategist Jennifer McClanahan-Flint Most mornings my dog Sadie and I go out for a run or walk. We have been running together in the city since 2005. Some days, I want to run and she wants to walk and many days I want to walk and she wants to […]

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Take Your Breath Away

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the number of moments that take our breath away.” I lovingly offer you these words by our wise friend, Anonymous, to serve as a guidepost as you move through your life this week. I encourage you to ask yourself this question, “What am […]

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Practice Beauty

When is the last time you bought flowers for yourself? It’s such a simple gesture. And yet it’s a profound act of self-love. I am spending the week with my mentor here in Asheville, NC. The first thing I did after arriving was to take a walk to the neighborhood health food store to buy […]

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Let Your Dreams Take Flight

I was out in my garden on a cold autumn day earlier this week. I had just wrapped my young Japanese Maple tree to protect it from the winter winds and I was raking some leaves when I looked up and noticed a milk weed pod bursting with seeds. It took my breath away! Its […]

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Graduation Aspiration

Last weekend my son graduated from High School. Before the commencement ceremony, every student was encouraged to write a little something about themselves for instance where they were going to school, where they were working or what their aspirations were. As they received their diplomas the announcer read their words and some students named the […]

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