My friend Sarah Biedenharn died. She was 82 and had fought a valiant 14 year battle with ovarian cancer–the silent killer. The disease finally took her body but it never won her spirit. I am writing about this because the only way I can think to honor the memory of my friend is to spread [...]
Posts Tagged ‘friendship’
Letting the tears flow
Posted in coaching, Healthy, Life, thoughts, tagged friends, friendship, inspiration, love, older friends, Ovarian Cancer, Sarah Biedenharn, thoughts on November 9, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Abandon your fear of failure!
Posted in coaching, Healthy, job search, Life, thoughts, tagged coaching, failure, friendship, Houston coach, houston transitions coach, inspiration, Life, mindfulness, women on January 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In the journey of life, failure is just a stop along the way. Yet, most of us are so intent on inching forward that when we come to this stop we are jarred to our bones–failure has brought us to a dead end that sometimes has the power to catapult us into deep despair. Fear [...]
A mini high-school reunion thanks to Facebook
Posted in Life, thoughts, tagged Austin transitions coach, Facebook, friends, friendship, Houston coach, inspiration, LinkedIn, women on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My graduating class only had 35 kids…very few indeed. One of my best pals back then was a dynamic young woman named Johna. For 20 years, she and I lost touch. Then recently, through the use of linkedin and facebook, we reconnected. As luck would have it, we found ourselves in the same city at [...]
Was that time really wasted?
Posted in coaching, Life, tagged Austin transitions coach, friends, friendship, life coach, nonprofit meetings, time, women on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just came across a John Lennon phrase “Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted.” A couple of days ago I was listening to a friend who was lamenting how people at a meeting were wasting time and how she had no patience for that kind of waste. The words from John Lennon seem to [...]
What is the value of experience?
Posted in coaching, tagged aging, Austin business coach, Austin coach, Austin transitions coach, friends, friendship, thoughts on September 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes I wonder what is the value of experience. On a personal level, I think we find our own experiences mean something. What we have lived through in the past may guide in the present and prevent us from taking a similar path to the one we have taken before. After all, the definition of [...]
Feel the power…and find a cure!
Posted in Healthy, Life, tagged Austin business coach, Austin life coach, Austin transitions coach, cancer, cure, friends, friendship, health, inspiration, life and balance, personal power, success, thought on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Do you know someone in your life who has been touched by cancer? What if we put the power of all of us to work for the cure? We have the chance. Join me in supporting the campaign for ”The Infinite Power of One” –and let’s prove that together, we are more powerful than cancer. Twelve leading [...]
Preparing for Spring
Posted in coaching, tagged Austin life coach, books, business coach, friendship, inspiration, needs, reading, real estate, smile, thoughts, transitions coach, women, words on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is almost here. Before everything is in bloom, have you pruned the plants that needed it? And in your life, have you pruned those relationships that sap you of energy? What are you doing to feed those relationships that nourish your soul and let you grow and evolve? Last night I had dinner with a [...]
