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Good Intentions
Life constantly throws curve balls at our good intentions. Some we dodge and others hit us square between the eyes. I look forward to a new year....
Mother Nature Cannot Burst Pink Bubble
Mother Nature did her best to disrupt the 2025 San Diego 3-Day Walk for the Cure. But even a Level Three Atmospheric River could not burst the Pink...
My Perfectly Imperfect Steps to Another 3-Day
How is it possible that we are in November? My 22nd 3-Day Walk for the Cure is a little more than a week and a half away. Yikes! As I typically say...
Book Review: Make Your Life a Beautiful Story
In this chaotic time, how would you like a little lift? Make Your Life a Beautiful Story: Life Lessons I Learned from My Mother by Beth Robins arrived just when I needed it most. This deeply personal, healing story may be just what you need, too. A Personal Life Story...
Equality Leadership: A Unique Approach
Imagine an organization forming with a goal of extinction. What startup do you know that hopes one day to go away? Yet that is what Mission Equality would love to happen. To live in a world that has the kind of equality leadership that makes the unique services of...
Book Review: I’m Tired of Racism
Sharon Hurley Hall's I'm Tired of Racism: True Stories of Existing While Black launches October 1, 2022. When Sharon asked if I wanted an advance copy for review, I jumped at the opportunity. I also pre-ordered the book. Sharon is one of my writing heroes. But even...
Good Intentions
Life constantly throws curve balls at our good intentions. Some we dodge and others hit us square between the eyes. I look forward to a new year. After a year like 2025, I was anxious to lift the Magic Slate page to erase the hurt. I had much to be thankful for, but I...
My Perfectly Imperfect Steps to Another 3-Day
How is it possible that we are in November? My 22nd 3-Day Walk for the Cure is a little more than a week and a half away. Yikes! As I typically say this time of year, where did the time go? Perfectly Imperfect Race This Old Lady never runs - although at times 2025 has...
Not Dazzled by Zazzle
Have you ever had a trusted platform shatter your trust in them? After more than a decade of believing, the platform crushed your faith and all the good feels you had about it. What do you do? My Zazzle Story I first signed on with Zazzle in 2011. I wanted a platform...
Mother Nature Cannot Burst Pink Bubble
Mother Nature did her best to disrupt the 2025 San Diego 3-Day Walk for the Cure. But even a Level Three Atmospheric River could not burst the Pink Bubble. Soaked us. But did not deter us. The Pink Bubble is what we call the community of walkers, crew, and staff who...
3-Day Book Close to the Finish Line
Recently, I saw a video of a baby crawling contest that took place at a WNBA halftime show. You've probably seen these contests before. Moms put their baby down on the opposite end of the court from them. Then each mom cajoles, pleads, and begs their baby to crawl to...
A Slow Follow-up to 3-Day Walk
My annual 3-Day, 60-Mile Walk knows two speeds - fleeting and gone. The time leading up to my departure to my beloved former home in San Diego is jam-packed. Coordination of which family members will be here (and when) for Momcare Preparing meals to freeze for said...
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