by skimhenson | Aug 5, 2016 | listening and talking
“Say what you mean, but don’t say it mean.” Anonymous I’ve written a lot lately about speaking up. Next thing I know, I’m also speaking up on my vlog, but this time it’s about being quiet unless we frame what we say in a positive light, in a way that tells what we...
by skimhenson | Jul 28, 2016 | listening and talking
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” Coco Chanel I’m voting for Donald Trump. There, I said it. And, believe it or not, this is not a political blog post. It’s a personal one, as well as the only one I could make sense of this week. The...
by skimhenson | Jul 16, 2016 | listening and talking
“If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.” Emile Zola “Mammy, stop talking, okay? Look at Lalaloopsy,” said Claire, my nearly three-year-old granddaughter. She held up one hand to interrupt me, while the other...
by skimhenson | Jul 8, 2016 | fear
“What if I fail? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” Erin Hanson Since my ballet and clogging days, I’d wanted to dance upfront one more time. Teaching Zumba seemed a low stress way until my classes filled up. It’s not like I packed in hundreds of people, but the...
by skimhenson | Jun 30, 2016 | emotions
“When you’re happy, you enjoy the music. But when you’re sad, you understand the lyrics.” Frank Ocean My husband John and I rode for what seemed like a long time, even though probably only 15 minutes, in the opposite direction of Claire’s mom while Claire (our almost...