Archive for the 'relationships' Category

Family Reunions are fertile soil for rituals

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

 It’s summer and all across America hundreds of thousands of people are making plans for their summer vacation with a destination of a family reunion.  Yessir, families from all walks of life are packing up babies, grabbing old ladies and heading out to the family reunion where they will re-connect to their families, cultivate old memories, create […]

Are you living your life fully or…..

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

sleeping through it soundly?  It’s spring - a time of renewal, reinvention, growth, blossoming.  What is your answer to this question?  What does “living your life fully” mean to you? 
Of course, my meaning is about relationships.  Today a group of Colorado recycling  women gathered for a spring ritual at Anne Peter’s home to pamper our faces […]

It’s Spring and a Girl’s Fancy Turns to. . . SHOES!

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

What woman hasn’t rewarded herself, cured a bad mood, celebrated a triumph or replaced chocolate by buying a pair of new shoes?  Carrie Bradshaw and her girlfriends on Sex and the City demonstrated on a regular basis, how focusing on their shoes made them feel better.  Celebrations around shoes are everywhere: the movie In her […]

Another take on a relationship: A Lion reunites with the woman who saved him.

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

This video shows the extraordinary response of an African lion who reunites with the woman who rescued him, saved him and then when he got to big, found a home for him.  It is an extraordinary display between these two who very evidently had a heart connection.
How would it be for you if you greeted people […]

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE KIDS DAY-WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR KID!

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Each year on the third Thursday of March (this year it’s March 20th and is being touted by KOSI Radio Denver), Camp Fire USA encourages you to let kids know just how valuable they are. Write a letter of love and support to the children in your lives. It only takes a few minutes, and […]

Daylight Savings Time-What to do with that extra hour

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Have you ever heard the story that the person who came up with the idea of daylight savings time was a salesman for outdoor grills and furniture.  The rationale being that if people had more longer days in the year, they would buy more outdoor furniture and barbecue grills.  Another urban myth as the research I […]

Memorial to John Parr, Sandy Widener and Chase Parr

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

I attended a memorial yesterday for John Parr, Sandy Widener and Chase Parr who lost their lives in a car crash before Christmas on an icy highway outside of Rawlings, Wyoming.  They were on their way to visit their family for the holidays.  Their youngest daughter Katy and the family dog Lindy were the only survivors.  […]

Randy Pausch’s Inspiring Last Lecture

Monday, February 25th, 2008

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 […]