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Kindness Does Exist
The cruelty that surrounds us is crushing. This self-professed Pollyanna struggles with the level of cruelty that has woven its way into our...
Threads of Hope
For this Pollyanna, the most disturbing aspect of the last several years is the loss of civility. No topic or individual is off limits to a barrage...
Do Not Let Chaos Diminish You
How many control freaks have you encountered in your life? Perhaps you identify yourself as one. I know. Never happens, right? Few of us like others...
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...
Kindness Does Exist
The cruelty that surrounds us is crushing. This self-professed Pollyanna struggles with the level of cruelty that has woven its way into our everyday lives. The horror of the 60s with the assassinations of John and Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King reach out in...
Threads of Hope
For this Pollyanna, the most disturbing aspect of the last several years is the loss of civility. No topic or individual is off limits to a barrage of hate-filled, uninformed attacks, each attempting to out-cruel the other. A hope for something better, kinder, and...
Do Not Let Chaos Diminish You
How many control freaks have you encountered in your life? Perhaps you identify yourself as one. I know. Never happens, right? Few of us like others attempting to control what we do, but reality is there are many issues out of our control. The trick is zoning in on...
2nd Edition of 60-Mile Survival Guide is Here
Procrastinate no more. I finally updated my version of a guide for surviving walking sixty miles in three days. All from the perspective of an Old Lady Walking. Survival Guide The guide pokes fun at the physical side of the 3-Day Walk for the Cure. If you follow me at...
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...
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...
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