Witnessing the Chicago Cubs win the World Series was truly a momentous, heart-stopping, exhilarating experience.  Coming from a family of lifelong Cubs fans, I didn’t even know if it would be possible in my lifetime to see the Cubs win … Read More

Dear Friends, I’m going to share something with you that no one outside my family has ever seen before. Yes, you’re getting something special to start the new year off with love! In my earlier articles, I wrote about ‘Playing Big,’ … Read More

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” Brian Tracy Do you remember days as a kid when you’d step outside your comfort zone just … Read More

Do you know what’s the most precious resource in the 21st century? It’s something right in front of our noses.  We feel its urgency calling to us from the troubling news headlines, from satirical Saturday Night Live episodes, and from a … Read More

Dear Friends, If you were a series of letters, with a clever mind of your own You might consider hiding from a friend, who tended to be mishap prone. “It was just a week ago,” Lynn moaned, ”I held Leo’s letters … Read More

The power of love transcends time and space.  It’s invisible. Intangible. Yet a very real connection that exists between us all…. even beyond our mortal lives. I want to share my letters from Leo Buscaglia because they represent more than … Read More

We stand at the precipice of a new year:  2017.  As Ralph Waldo Emerson said,“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within us out … Read More

“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.”Madeleine L’Engle. Do you realize how much power your story has?  Stories get remembered. They distinguish you from everyone else. They have the potential to move people, connecting you with your audience. Your … Read More

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” Anais Nin There’s nothing like having friends. That feeling of closeness between kindred … Read More

It was a day I won’t forget. On Saturday morning, January 21st, 2017, I woke up early and joined 250,000 people in The Women’s March in Chicago. Being a part of that march felt historic, and I’d like to share my experience … Read More