This past weekend was the 16th anniversary of the “GreenLadies” Retreat in Estes Park Colorado in Cabin 20 of the Valhalla Resort. The 8 women who gathered this weekend have been supporting each other for many years through transitions, heartaches, victories, family crisis, family joy. Rarely do one of us miss this cherished weekend where […]
Randy Pausch’s last lecture on the Oprah Show was sent to me by a good friend. Randy Pausch is dying and the life lessons he wants to impart to the world but especially to his three children are all about the relationships of your life: how to love, honor, respect, find joy, cherish and heal the relationships […]
In the February 22, 2008 USA Today issue it was reported that states are now looking to baby boomers to bring or perhaps keep, their years of expertise and knowledge in the work force. It is a major shift in public policy in a nation that has treated the aging of 79 million boomers as a likely […]
I just celebrated my birthday the same month as Power of Rituals was printed. This is cause to celebrate…big time! While I’ve been in the world for a number of years (I won’t say how many), our book is a newborn. The combination of my experience and wisdom will make this newborn book start crawling […]
Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, 62, was born one second after midnight on Jan. 1, 1946 and has the notariety of being the first baby boomer born. We are the largest, richest, healthiest, most educated generation in the history of the world. We have many rich opportunities to connect with our family and friends, cultivate new memories and […]
The Feb 6th, 2008 New York Times business section reported about a Wall Street “tradition” (or in my lingo a “ritual”) of giving a “bear hug” letter before a hostile takeover. As reported in the article, the bear hug letter is sent before mounting a hostile bid takeover of a company. This particular bear hug letter was sent […]
Of the many holidays dedicated to February - sweet potato month brought many thoughts to mind not the least of which is the Sweet Potato Queens. These women have raised the meaning of rituals to a new science. I took one of their books on a Habitat for Humanity trip in Budapest a few years […]
