Meet the Coach
My journey to this place began in a high school hallway lined with young men holding cards with numbers that they were using to rate the teenage girls coming through the door. I remember standing at that doorway feeling stuck and very alone. Suddenly, my creative writing teacher appeared at the other end of the hall. He was the...
Tell Your Run Like a Girl Story
Tell us about a defining moment in your childhood. It might be a humorous lesson you learned the hard way or a time in your life when you conquered a fear. Keep it short, 300 words or less. Include a photo if you would like. Let us know whether you want to share it with Kathy or everyone. Have fun! Example: "I cried the day I had to jump...
Reinvent.U
Long ago, your life lay before you like a limitless horizon. You couldn't have known all the turns, dips, and switchbacks your life would take. Today, you stand with a full view of where you have been, and a new horizon, and you are once again filled with a mixture of anticipation and uncertainty. A familiar voice whispers...
LESSONS FROM THE ROAD: Survivors Live “One Day at Time”
WOW, WHAT A RIDE TOUR!: MY LIFE IN TRANSITION BLOG “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family” Anthony Brandt Every family has a sweet spot, a part of the tree that has ripened to its peak—if we are smart we honor that place as something of great value. This past [...]
Read MoreDREAM MAKERS: First step is to draw a line in the sand.
WOW, WHAT A RIDE TOUR!: MY LIFE IN TRANSITION BLOG Meet Linda, an assistant wine maker at Polotai winery, Roseburg Oregon. She greets us out of breath in her high rubber boots and yellow bib coveralls. She throws us a broad smile as she tells us she and her assistant are in the middle of [...]
Read MoreDogs & Wine: A Pairing Of The Heart
WOW, WHAT A RIDE TOUR!: MY LIFE IN TRANSITION BLOG Peggy Becker and I agree, the love for our dogs and the appreciation of good wine go hand in hand. Both get us back to the earth. Both take tender loving care and an appreciation for what is at the root of life; simple stuff [...]
Read MoreA REMARKABLE RISK OF FATE
Watch me sell my house, put everything in storage and move into a travel trailer with my husband, and my 62 lb retriever. We may be coming to an area near you! WOW, WHAT A RIDE TOUR!: MY LIFE IN TRANSITION BLOG “Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise it would be called sure-thing-taking.”~Jim McMahon Meeting [...]
Read MoreWOW-What A Ride Tour!
Watch me sell my house, put everything in storage and move into a travel trailer with my husband, and my 62 lb retriever. We may be coming to an area near you! MY LIFE IN TRANSITION BLOG “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and [...]
Read MoreKicking Down The Doors
Quote: “I should be dead already… It must be for a reason… I just finally know… what I have to do…” Iron Man/Tony Stark By now you may have seen the movie,“Iron Man & Iron Man 2″. It seems every time I go see one of these movies I am reminded that all of us [...]
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