• Hope in the ‘What ifs’?

    I remember a conversation I had with a former colleague a few years ago regarding a job opportunity she was hopeful for. On paper, it looked promising: the interviewer was extremely impressed. But she didn’t want to get her hopes up. She felt that by not allowing herself to feel optimistic, the possible letdown would…


  • Hope in Being Valued

    Two years ago I made the decision to leave the paralegal career I once loved to work as an Executive Associate within the very same company I had worked for the last 20 years. The job? It was a role I knew well…well enough to be certain it was less stressful than my last. More…


  • Hope at the End of the Day

    I’ve arrived at the end of a chapter in my life: five years after the (unexpected) passing of my beloved husband. I was in a different state of being for each of the five years. Year one was marked by shock. Year two, numbness; year three, processing; year four, existing; and year five, finding my…