

49, at our most vulnerable
Vulnerability during prayer. It should be a code we all honor. I keep thinking about how far away New Zealand is. It feels...
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Episode 9: Say It Aloud—A Conversation with Leah Nagely Robbins
This episode is for anyone who’s felt stuck, doubted their path, or just needed a reminder to say their dreams out loud.
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Episode 8 - Embracing Permission Fluidity and Self-Care
by Delia Grenville Tune In: Embracing Permission Fluidity and Self-Care In this episode of To Live List , I explore a...
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This is the new 80
Last year, my heart was so full. After 3 years of separation, I flew to Canada to meet up with my sisters for my Dad's 80th birthday. I...
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Nature vs. Nurture
Recently, two people asked me, “ What I wanted ?" One person is a new colleague who helps organizations build great conversations. So, I...
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The Slap Down
I can’t say exactly how many times I have written about "the slap-down." More than a dozen times including comments on social. The story...
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15 Asks of a New Year
Recently, I was prompted to look up the ancient Greco-Roman terms for love. It occurred to me that L-O-V-E continues to be one of the...
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Hope: Year 10
Ten years ago when we elected the first black president: Did we envision the resistance of the current backlash movement? I want to...
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Defining Moments, then what?
All that build up and anticipation for a “defining moment” and then what? Life continues on as it always does. Life continues on whether...
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Blackout versus Shoutout: We can do them both
This is not a time to stand alone. Women are reaching out to me and I want to share some of what I am hearing. 1. Do you think the...
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The Powerlessness of Women
When we walked out of Black Klanmsman last Sunday, it wasn’t because it was poorly done. Nothing close. The film was so well done that I...
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Revisting Tennis: What I am learning on the court.
I am revisiting tennis. These aren’t high school gym lessons and enough time has passed to give this a try again. So, what will I get out...
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Bright Light Moments
It was just a week ago that I tried to capture all of these memories. As a scientist, I wonder if trying to remember so much and trying...
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How We Engage Our Transferable Skills: 3 Ideas from a Photo Shoot
▫️You all know I love organizations along with the interaction between people and process. Here’s what I observed at my son’s first photo...
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Post Mother’s Day Feels: Embrace Your Brand of Mothering
Every Mother’s Day since this whole social media thing, I completely enjoy all of the outpouring to mothers here and mothers gone, from...
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Regret Is Normal, even for parents
I know one thing. If you regret having children, your kids don’t want or need to hear about it. That’s the tough part. Parents need to...
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Honoring Dr. King
We understand the physics of energy. “A body in motion will stay in motion, a body at rest will stay at rest.” We know, what it takes to...
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Remembering Juanita and Hyacinth
Ms. Juanita Moore's Academy nominated performance in Imitation of Life defined a point of view for my mother. She had spoken to me, my...
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People versus Parties
We are heading back to first principles. Here’s how. “Elect a candidate that represents what you value as a society.” I’ve been reading...
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Chains were meant to be broken
I remember the exact moment I decided that I am chain breaker. It was summer of 1989. Many of you weren’t even alive. I had received a...
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