On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! I have a good friend who recently considered applying for the executive position her…

I’m reposting this piece on recession anxiety since I will be discussing it on ABC News Radio with Host/Correspondent Richard H. Davies. The show is called “Hey! It’s Your Money!” “It’s Gone!” Just kidding. (The last sentence.) Like most dinner conversations last night, ours was about Wall Street, the economic recession, and our course of…

I have been told that envy is my least becoming quality. But what do you expect from a girl who grew up with three gorgeous sisters within three years of me? Cute junior-high boys used me to get to my popular twin sister, and the lady who cleaned my childhood house referred to my older…

This is a favorite post from my archives on facing your fears (with a little common sense). Speaking of irrational phobias and obsessions, I learned an important lesson the morning (last month) I was supposed to run the 22nd Annual Bay Bridge Run. I signed up for the thing at 10 p.m. a few weeks…

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