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Say something that matters.
Welcome to my blog! Sometimes I’ll offer advice about public speaking. Maybe I’ll tell you a story. Or perhaps I’ll make you laugh, teach you something interesting, or help you think a bit differently on a topic. Please consider subscribing so you don’t miss any of my posts.
Children’s Books Published!
Lifted Up Blog
The Color of Christmas
This entire day I have been thinking about people I personally know who are suffering in some way. My heart is full of loving compassion for them. If you are one of those people, you will know that this is written for you tonight. Thanksgiving was...
Mentoring Is Not A New Idea
In my mid-20s I began working as a secretary for an office furniture and supply company. When I was transitioning into my first middle management position, I had an amazing mentor named Ann. This was in the late 70s and the business world was still...
Experience With a Capital E
Note-taking is in my DNA. I just can’t help it. Whether I’m listening to a TED talk, attending a live presentation, or watching a YouTube or Udemy training, I retain the message stronger and longer if I physically take notes. Sometimes I even take...
A Different Kind of Mom
You may decide that what I told him today was harsh. “I have a life without you. I know that’s not true for you, and I’m sorry.” He looked at me...
I Want My Mommy
In retrospect I should have thought through the sequence of events a little better. Yesterday I had some minor out-patient toe surgery done under...
Divine Blessing
If ever a marriage has been made in Heaven, it is Bob and Kathy’s. In 1968 Bob arrived in San Francisco the day he was due to ship out for a...
Here’s Looking At You, Kid!
Some people (it seems especially older people) have a habit of reading the local obituaries each day. I recall my parents doing this, but I don’t do...
Beautiful Scars
About six years ago as my husband and I were sitting in our breakfast room, a wicked thunder storm was under way. We ate with the sounds of thunder...
Opinions, Anyone?
The postlude at our Easter Vigil service was Toccata from Symphony No. 5 in F minor composed by Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (February 1844 –...
Keeping Watch
To Christians around the world, Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday is the most sacred eight-day period of the year. It’s called Holy Week and during...
The P Word
I had a student once who didn’t like to do the assigned “prepare a three minute presentation” homework. His philosophy was that he was already...