The Change That Changes Everything

The Change That Changes Everything

You may have noticed   that everything around here has changed.   I have put Nalumana, the former name of my company, quietly to rest and I am stepping into this work just me ME.   I can’t say what propelled my decision but a great number of...
This year, from here

This year, from here

  I feel like a base jumper   after running to the edge of a cliff   (an unknown)   and leaping off   in the moments before the utter silence and freedom of freefall. My heart is still pounding from the effort not yet accustomed to the ease....
Heard and Held

Heard and Held

It was supposed to be a regular coffee date.   I waited for you on the patio at Starbucks, with my tea steeping in front of me and the cars zooming past to my left. I was nervous.  I had made up a story in my mind that you were a Very Busy Person, and that I...
How to Breathe…and other lessons in self-belief and empowerment

How to Breathe…and other lessons in self-belief and empowerment

When I made my living as a scuba instructor, I used to joke that I spent my days teaching people how to breathe.   There would be a little requisite chuckling at this totally silly notion, but the truth is, my job was no small feat. I spent my days teaching...