In recent weeks the bunches of flowers on a roadside pole on my way home have been a visible reminder of a teenage girl who lost her life there. She was hit by a car. A single sight, a sound or a smell can take you right back into a moment from your past, just … Continue reading A year of new appreciation for life
I’m not a big fan of aggressive, military analogies in work or life, but there’s one saying that I do find myself using again and again. In the trenches. As in, we battled side-by-side in the trenches. It captures the sense of closeness that comes from facing a threat or a crisis together. Of working … Continue reading A friend in deed
A cabaret venue full of people witnessed something on Monday night that I wouldn’t have believed was going to be possible a couple of days earlier. We had the concert and among about 20 singers, there were a few of us taking our first small steps in serious public performance. Among the aspiring and professional … Continue reading Now I believe she can fly
In what has felt like one of the best years of my life, I’ve had one of my lowest and my highest moments of 2013 in the past week or two. The big high came on Monday night, seeing my good friend win a significant State level business women’s award that also puts her in … Continue reading Celebrating successful women – laughs, tears and all
On my last full day in Cambodia, I had a little moment. I had left the house in a tuk tuk to get some final gifts and we had to weave our way through a busy market street in Phnom Penh. It was bustling with local shoppers and stalls offering everything from lush tropical fruit … Continue reading A moment before we said goodbye
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