I Give Up!
Three words that most people have never heard me say. I GIVE UP! But right now, right here, I am ready to concede. The leader of my own life and the leader of inspiration to others, I have decided to quit. I am stopping. I am dropping the ball. I am resigning. I invite you to join me in this defeat. So, what exactly are we doing in this new movement calling me to cease? I give up my need to think that I can control or change others. I resign any belief that I have the right answer. I concede any temptation to blame someone else, or some circumstance for where I am today, or where I am...
Read MoreForever In My Heart
The words they sang were translated from Mandarin to English on a scrap piece of paper delivered to me as I left campus to come back to the United States: “I fear I won’t have the opportunity to say goodbye to you because maybe we can not meet each other again. Tomorrow you will leave this place and me. When I think of this, the tears come down again. I will keep your face in my heart firmly forever. I will value the gifts of you that you gave me forever. These days we had together will never be forgotten in my heart. You can not promise whether you will come back, maybe I...
Read MoreA Chance to Change the World
Do you dream of making a difference in the world? Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be born somewhere else where the opportunities we enjoy simply do not yet exist? Do you believe that people are valuable no matter which country they were born in, no matter what language they speak, no matter what governmental system rules the land they were born to? I do. If you are like me in your passion about being a positive force in the world and helping women from every corner of our planet to have opportunities, safety, health, and respect equally to men, then I invite you to come with me...
Read MoreBursting with Change!
It has been far too long since my last post. Life has been so full and so much is happening that once I got behind, it was a challenge just to decide what to talk about. Regardless of my excuse (because it really isn’t relevant now), I apologize for the delay. I have thought of sharing with you each day, even if my fingers didn’t make it to the keyboard. I am sure you have noticed by now, but the world didn’t officially end on 12/21/12. Well, not officially anyway. I didn’t end, but it did change…and the change continues. Truth be told, it has been changing all along and well before...
Read MoreA True Hero: Razia Jan
By now you must know that what I am most passionate about is Women Changing the World, right? You can’t be on this site very long and not get that clue. I am priviledged to know many amazing, incredibly intelligent, and personally powerful women through the many networks, organizations and friendships that I hold dear. There is a profound beauty and limitlessness in the women I know – the amazing women who are changing the world. Here is the story of one that I have not (yet) had the pleasure of meeting, but who has inspired me to reach further and expand again into greater...
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