It’s not every night that I get to hear an Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner, plus best-selling author all-in-one. However, when the multi-dimensional (literally) Shirley MacLaine spoke to a capacity crowd in the Palm Springs area last night, her…
If These Walls Could Talk
How many of you have walked into a space and could sense a negative vibe? Or, a positive one? During my corporate career, there were many meetings I attended where a definite mood presided over the conference room. And, it…
Animal Instincts
Dr. Dolittle was onto something when he talked to the animals. Wild creatures and domestic pets have strong spiritual connections to their surroundings, whether they’re roaming the Great Plains of the Midwest or running in a neighborhood backyard. As humans,…
Buzz Words
In all of our professions, there are dozens of words and lingos that are used daily. For Fortune 500 folks, it’s called “corporate speak,” which includes acronyms like ROI, IPO or RIF (sounds more like “alphabet soup”). Yet, all jobs…
Photo Ops!
Three years ago, I was in my hometown of Enterprise, Alabama visiting family for the holidays. One night leading up to Christmas, we dined at The Rawls, a restaurant inside a historic hotel of the same name. Being the shutterbug…
Sharing Love (and Cabbage Rolls) This Season
My beloved grandmother, to whom I was extremely close, passed away in late July. There’s not a day goes by that I don’t think about “Mama.” I miss our daily phone calls. I miss her pretty smile. And, I miss…