It’s a year today since my Yorkie, Champagne passed.  Such an interesting roller coaster of emotions over the past year.  More so this spring as the weather got nice - before all the rain - how I missed sitting on the stoop with her watching the world go by. …

Why is it so challenging for women to use their voices?  While I’m sure there are a zillion reasons, the truth is, if you don’t use your voice, life can be frustrating, mismanaged and misunderstood. 
It takes a great deal of courage to speak and set boundaries, ask for needs to be met or ask for relationships to be created.  But being silent is truly not an option.  You may not always get what you ask for, but at the very least, you have exercised your 5th chakra and have an understanding of what’s in front of you! …

I love June 1st!  A great day to put together summer goals! 
Try two lists - professional and personal - KEEP IT SIMPLE! 
For your professional list, strive to move beyond your comfort zone whether you are still working or not.  Take a course, meet with colleagues, talk with others in your field.  It’s easy to get “stuck” in the same old, same old.  Nothing is “the same” these days. …

For sure it’s in my genes!  My mother, Sandra, ran her dancing school for 25 years in my hometown  of Saugus, MA.  I grew up in dance and spent winter seasons traveling to Boston to perform in the Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker when Arthur Fiedler was the conductor for the orchestra. …

There is nothing more pure than being honest with yourself. …

There are days when life goes incredibly fast and others when you feel you have room to rest and breathe for a moment.  The secret is, have you adjusted your speed? …

Only now, after returning from speaking at a conference in Vegas, do I realize I spent most of April worrying.  Worry is not usually a trait of mine.  I consider myself optimistic, glass is half full, tomorrow will be a better day kind of woman.  But finances, stress, health and concern for clients seemed to completely shut me down. …

Trillions?  Makes me want to clean my own “house.” 
The word is out there - everywhere - and yet I almost feel  desensitized to the fullness of it.  It reminds me of not feeling parts of my body at times.  And yet each time I hear the word, I find myself looking to see what else I can “trim” in my life. …

The daffodils and crocus were freezing this morning as temperatures dropped below 32 degrees. But at 12:45am, the true sign of spring rumbled through the midtown tunnel. …

And number 10 is…
10 - BREATHE!  This naturally occuring phenomenon of the body, life itself, is completely overiden, ignored and forgotten.  When stress is high, emotions are low, or…breath is completely lost.  Our natural connection to the diaphragm, the rise and fall of the abdomen, the intake of oxygen and release of toxins. …