In the latter half of 2021, 45% of full-time employees continued to work from home while 20% worked at home part-time (Gallup 2022). Two thirds (67%) of employees who held white-collar jobs worked at home exclusively. Remote working continues to grow allowing workers to live their purposeful lifestyle involving home, … Read More
I met Connie Zweig, author of The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul at a recent Life Planning Network gathering. She has also written several other books dealing with shadow work. All of her work is available on Amazon. As guest speaker, Connie emphasized that as we … Read More
In order to escape growing violence in her native Ethiopia, Juweria’s mother sought a safe place to raise her family. They found their way to England and Sweden where she grew up and was schooled. Her mother inspired her to learn languages. Every day they spoke a different language at … Read More
In this day and age, travel has become more difficult for some people. However, there are vicarious ways to get out of your armchair metaphorically. Here are some tips: Pull out boxes of old photos from trips. As you sort them and toss out duplicates, bad exposures, or people you … Read More
Cynthia Barnett is a Life Coach and educator with over 30 years of experience in educational environments. She has taught from kindergarten through university levels. Cynthia honed her vast skills from classroom management, innovative curriculum design, and through coaching students, parents, teachers, and administrators as administrator herself with the Norwalk, … Read More
Cynthia Roy, for the past 20 years, has served as President and CEO in hospice and palliative care, a service for patients diagnosed with a life-limiting illness of six months or less. She has been in that leadership position with Regional Hospice in Danbury, Connecticut, which she joined in 2007 … Read More
So many facets of our lives have been impacted in this ever-changing world in which we live. Commodities are being purchased online more now than ever before. Technology continues to dominate the way we meet with new possibilities from Zoom, Teams and other platforms. The hospitality industry like hotels, restaurants, … Read More
We have all heard the quote “If it is to be, it is up to me” Attributed to several authors, no one is actually sure of its origin. For this purpose, the meaning is adapted from William H. Johnson (1901-1970), African-American painter. There is no evidence that he was the … Read More
Waning days of summer remind me of a time to reflect on purposeful things I want to do for me this season. My mind goes to all things yellow like corn on the cob, butter, squash, daffodils, buzzing bees and so many other yellow things. As Ezra Pound says, “The … Read More
Thelma Reese, Ed.D., retired professor of English and Education, with degrees from Temple University speaks with passion and knowledge about ways seniors continue to pave the way. In the past, she created the advisory council for Hooked on Phonics and was its spokesperson in the ’90’s. In that role, and … Read More