My last blog Are You Ready To Get Off The Fence, was about how being stuck and indecisive keeps us from moving toward our goals or making the changes that we want in our lives. Many times it’s our reluctance to have what we perceive to be a difficult conversation that keeps us in limbo- and keeps us in that place we don’t want to be. Having talked … (Read more)
This Mother’s Day will be my first without my mother and I am acutely aware of her absence. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of her, wish I could call her to share something about my life or hear something about hers. I miss her infectious laugh, smile as I remember her sometimes ridiculously long and detailed stories and … (Read more)
Meet a dear friend of mine, Danean. This picture was taken a week ago… which was 4 days before her 3rd round of chemo. I am blessed to be surrounded by many strong and loving women in my life. Danean is one of them. She has a presence about her (after all, she is an image consultant) and years ago when we first met, I … (Read more)
What a privilege it was to meet author, photojournalist Paola Gianturco who presented her latest book, Women Who Light the Dark. Paola came to The Third Place in Los Altos on Tuesday, May 18th. Her current book (on the right in photo) features her powerful and heartwarming stories of women in fifteen different countries she had visited. This is Paola’s fourth book documenting the lives … (Read more)
Something we enjoy is gathering women for an evening of conversation. It gives us an opportunity to hear what’s on everyone’s mind and in their hearts. We talk about what what’s up now, what lies ahead and how we feel about what we might be leaving or missing as we start new chapters in our lives. When women gather, wisdom is shared. In May we held gatherings … (Read more)