“And indeed there will be time” – T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock January came and I imagined the year ahead, as I sometimes do. I know we’re supposed to stay in the present moment. And, I try. But, my imagination is just so darn tempting sometimes. I looked to spring. And... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Need to Restart
Some days, we are running so hard and so fast that it gets hard to connect to the source. Things start to feel glitchy and slow. Disconnected. Disorienting, even. Perhaps we’re so in it. Or carrying so much we don’t know how to unload. Holding things tightly (again!). Too much happening. Pulled in multiple directions. ... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Hold Both
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on duality. Yin and yang. Happy and sad. Brave and afraid. Right brain and left brain. Today and Some Day. The question I keep coming back to – How do we hold both? Some Day & Today Life comes with tradeoffs. My today is both limiting and enabling. Empowering. Inspiring. So,... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Are In Transition
I love this time of year. For many reasons. One big part of this is that it is a time of transition. Transition into the holiday season (my favorite). The winter solstice taking us from darker and darker days to increasing light. Transition into the new year. New beginnings. Possibility. My career transitions have always... Continue Reading →
Some Days, I Live to Work
I’ve often heard the refrain “Work to live. Don’t live to work.” While there is a lot in it that I can agree with, I’ve often heard it in response to me voicing my dreams of my Some Days and coupled with the message that, to aspire to find inspiration, joy and fulfillment in your... Continue Reading →
Some Days, I Go Against the Grain (Or, Grape…)
If you had told me a year ago that I would be sober in Sonoma (during crush, no less…), I would have thought you were having a laugh. And, yet, here I am. Coming up on eleven months of blissfully embracing an alcohol-free lifestyle and traveling through picturesque wine country in peak season. A very... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Pay It Forward
Sitting in the room, surrounded by the brightest women from the biggest law firms and some of the most accomplished and acclaimed General Counsel, I’m struck by the energy, the power and the wisdom. It’s palpable. Ms. JD’s LaddHer Up retreat brings together women law firm associates in their first six years of practice –... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Have to See What’s Not There
What is vision, but a daydream? We grow up and add structure, new words like “pillars” and various acronyms but, at its heart, is the dream. Yet, we often talk about being a dreamer like it is a bad thing. Unrealistic. Unprofessional. Untethered. I am a dreamer. A daydream believer. And, I have come to... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Come Full Circle
London. The city where I fell in love with retail (and my partner…). The city where I became fascinated with corporate law and walking cities, paving the way for the life and career that lay ahead of me. The city where, almost twenty years later, I just celebrated the opening of my company’s first international... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Judge Not
As lawyers, judgment is something that is inextricably woven into the fabric of our work and our professionally trained minds. Spend a little time on social media, and you’ll see judgement is also increasingly a foundation of our broader society’s interpersonal discourse. Yet, as humans, this disposition doesn’t always serve us. The other day, a... Continue Reading →