The Sophia Project

“I’m not a creative person.” I hear this all the time. All. The. Time.  I hear it from my counseling students. I hear it in the women’s groups I lead. I hear it at corporate training events. I hear it from my friends, my family, and strangers sitting beside me in restaurants, denouncing their birthright [...]

Last week I had the incredible good fortune to see Seth Godin speak live and in person at High Point University. If you’re unfamiliar with Seth’s work, he’s the number one business blogger in the world and an entrepreneur, visionary, and prolific writer who hatched common biz buzzwords such as The Purple Cow. To those [...]

Once upon a time, long ago, I decided to grow my hair… I dreamt of Marsha Brady hair, sleek and smooth and perfect. Once it passed my shoulders, waves came out and my turbulent hair was anything but tidy. I pulled it into a ponytail holder to confine it. Over the course of the day [...]

This morning I had the privilege of listening to a group of young poets and artists pour their hearts out on stage in preparation for performances this weekend. Authoring Action is made up of middle and high school aged students who have powerful and often painful stories to tell. And tell they do – the [...]

Hey, y’all! I’m on vacation til mid-June, and while I’m away I’m recycling a few oldies but goodies. Thanks for reading and enjoy!  It’s a mistake to assume life’s always going to be easy. Or that happiness is ensured. Or that success is a linear process. Occasionally I slip into the faulty mindset that my [...]

I’ll be on vacation until mid-June. While I’m traveling, I’m indulging in the opportunity to unplug from the Internet and have some adventures in the real world. While I’m gone, please enjoy these “recycled” posts, starting with this oldie but goodie about why I periodically disconnect from social media. And thanks for reading! Over the [...]

For the past 10 days, I’ve absolutely immersed myself in the world of movies. The RiverRun International Film Festival happens each spring in Winston-Salem. This year over 140 movies played during the week and a half, films small and large, most of which will never be shown in a big, corporate multiplex. I’ve never considered [...]