Probation is Over with the Water Lilies

Probation is Over with the Water Lilies

Have you noticed that when you join a new gym that it takes a while before people will talk to you in the locker room, or when you’re passing from machine to machine? Then one day, after a few weeks, one then another of the regulars says Hi, or makes a pleasant...
Some People Just Don’t Get It!

Some People Just Don’t Get It!

There will be people who just don’t get it when you make the decision to become a Bodacious Bad-ass Old Broad. That could be your family or friends who want you to stay the same person you’ve always been. You changing can rock their world, shake their...
Unanticipated Consequences

Unanticipated Consequences

You know how you can have a great idea and it isn’t until you’ve put it into action that you realize there are unanticipated consequences? Recently I relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to Arizona. I knew I would have to find a new tribe, create new...
Ditching Toad

Ditching Toad

Did you ever ditch someone when you were a kid? Way back when you were a callous and callow youth? There was at least one kid that wanted to hang around with you and sometimes you just didn’t want them around.  The challenge then became how to ditch them, shake them...
Looking for Adventure

Looking for Adventure

One of the things I tell my clients is we need adventures in our lives. Just what do I mean by that? Do I mean we need to get out and do crazy, risky things? Well, maybe but not necessarily. Remember, crazy and risky are relative terms.  If you’re agoraphobic,...