Today I'd like to discuss cultivating an attitude of gratitude. How do you get started on a journey of acknowledging and appreciating all of the goodness in your life? Here are three simple steps: Step 1: Cultivate an attitude of gratitude in which you choose to...
Estate planning Is essential for unmarried partners so they can provide important protections for a surviving partner and/or any minor children. Myth #1: When I die, my partner that I am not married to can continue living in our home. Fact: At your death, the only...
Black Female Lawyers win BIG - that's the kind of news I want to hear about in 2020. An intentional placement of an all-black and all-female lead counsel team took place in October, when a large firm, Adtalem Global Education, acquired Walden University for $1.84...
COVID-19 health challenges and accompanying anxieties are sweeping through the country. It makes sense. The disease is highly contagious, the symptoms can be disabling and the risk of death for those who become infected is significant. Most of...
People-pleasing and the avoidance of being perceived as "selfish" can be destructive to self-esteem. And guess what? There’s still a pandemic happening all around us. We can’t afford to be people-pleasers anymore. In many ways, society sends us double messages...
During this difficult time, I have been encouraging you to focus on the positive and improve your well-being. Here are some tangible topics to help you engage, grow, and become a life-long learner! Shawn Achor's TED Talk: The Happy Secret To Better Work...
Always standing between me and anyone else was my mother’s voice. While it took me a number of years to learn, today I realize that until there was a healing between my mother and I, there would be no peace, and no healthy relationship with any other person
“You promised that you would not bite me, and I trusted you!” … “You knew what I was when you picked me up,” hissed the snake as he slithered away.”
Third grade was a time when I felt awkward, alone, and different. Ms. Goldstein made me feel like I mattered.
She made a difference. She had me play Dorothy, when my 3rd grade class performed the Wizard of Oz.