Once upon a time there was a duck. He lived in a pond with his brothers and sisters. He swam all day. It looked easy on the surface.
But underneath the water the duck paddled and paddled and paddled. Looking for food. Exploring the nearby stream.
Bailey is a French-trained chef who has found her groove with healthy cooking. In this conversation, she tells us how we can too. Let her inspire you as she shares her story of love, comfort, grit and being enough.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in Stitcher | Subscribe via RSSIs there something you always wished you could do? When I was kid, I wanted to fly. Not an airplane. Actually fly. Like Mary Poppins or Superman. I tried taking my umbrella outside in the wind and leaping off the neighbor’s embankment. I even convinced some other kids to try it with me.
But no matter how windy it was, and no matter how hard we tried, we were never able to fly.
Have you ever had a day when a real tragedy was juxtaposed with something made out to “look” like a tragedy? That happened to me the other day. It reminded me of what’s truly important in life and how often we forget.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in Stitcher | Subscribe via RSSWhen I was married to Jerry, one of my favorite times of the day was coming home from work. I would pull into the garage, get out of my car, and open the mudroom door.
As I approached the kitchen door, I could hear Jerry exclaiming, “The Honey’s home!!”
When I woke up Monday morning, on our country’s 240th birthday, I was thinking about our Founding Fathers. I thought about their ideals, their willingness to sacrifice, and their commitment through difficult times.
And I realized that I have embarked on a somewhat similar mission – though not anywhere near the scale of founding the USA.
Whether you’ve been widowed, divorced, or experienced some other loss in your life, the book Saturday Night Widows has something to teach you about what it means to be shaken up, spit out, and come back to life. Not the same life. An entirely new life built from the wreckage of the old.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in Stitcher | Subscribe via RSSOpportunities aren’t always wrapped in pretty packages with a bow on them. Or the packaging is beautiful, and disguises a “gift” fraught with obstacles.
Yet when we look deeper, we can find the opportunity buried deep within.
“Leaders are the ones who run headfirst into the unknown.” Those words were spoken by Simon Sinek in his book Leaders Eat Last.
When I read this book, I cried.
Have you ever known someone so good at what they did it was like watching an artist? Even when the thing they did would normally be considered unnoticeable? Listen to Mark Sanborn’s description of his former postal carrier Fred, and learn how you can be a Fred – whatever you do.
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