The Grace of “What Lies Within”
Good morning my dear SWOG blog friends! I don't often do tributes to SWOG stars. Maybe it's because I think all of you on this blog are STARS, and so…
The Grace of Impact Equaling Intention
Impact = Intention OK, SWOG Lady...what in heavens name do you mean by that heading? Well, I'm so glad you asked!! I was sitting in a webinar about…
The Grace of Fair Trade
OK, after working at Ten Thousand Villages for almost four weeks now, I have become an absolute Fair Trade convert. And, of course, I have to put in a plug…
The Grace of a Legend
Well, my dear SWOG & SMOG's, we lost a legend yesterday. Mary Tyler Moore passed away at age 80. Talk about a trend-setter. She was the guiding star for strength…
The Grace of Being on the Losing Side
Well, some of my followers heard from me this week as I struggled to make sense of Tuesday's election. It will probably not come as a surprise to you that…
The Grace of…Well–“Grace”
So some of you have been the recipients of cards that I've purchased from this card company called Cardthartic. I first stumbled on their cards in Montana and then discovered…
The Grace of a New Beginning
We often think of a "new beginning" at the start of some declared change. You are beginning a new job; moving to a new home; starting a new relationship; retiring…
The Grace of Kintsugi
I learned about the Grace of Kintsugi from a classmate of mine at Georgetown. At the very end of our last class as Cohort 47 of the Leadership Coaching program, we…
The Grace of Kindness
You all know how much I like to quote movies. And most of you know that I'm an incurable romantic. So when Disney made a live-action remake of its popular…
The Incomparable Dr. Jones
When I was a Resident Assistant at Penn State, my ultimate boss was a gentleman named Terrell Jones. Terrell was an intelligent man with a very unique sense of humor. He…