Many of us grew up with the story of the Titanic — an unexpected and tragic encounter between an elegant, state-of-the-art, transcontinental luxury ship and… ice. Here’s the thing about large, unsupervised chunks of floating ice — what you see is not what you get. The part at the surface is only a small part of the whole. Apparently it’s the part that’s not visible that creates disaster. [Tweet “Apparently it’s the part that’s not visible that leads to disaster.“] Isn’t that a lot like certain…
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A Dramatic Pause
When life is throwing you unexpected challenges, it’s OK to yell “plot twist!” and move on. Of course a dramatic pause never hurts, either. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHjFxJVeCQs&feature=player_embedded]
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The Self Esteem Scam
Maybe I’m too grumpy to write this right now but most of you have been with me for a long time. I trust you’ll forgive me should that become necessary. And if not? I wish you well. I mean no offense. Ready? I’m sick of self esteem. I’m tired of talking about it. Hearing about it. Worrying about it. Building it. Protecting it. Blah, blah, blah. [Tweet “I’m sick of self-esteem. How about you?”] How can a woman who has been an advocate for kids and…