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Wednesday Nights with Mildred
I want to tell you about my grandmother.
Mildred Jones (née Prentice) was her name and she was a cool drink of water. For six-year-old me, she was an avatar of power, independence, and love. She was feisty, fierce, sharp, and extremely funny.
I enjoyed the way she embodied her role of Head Matriarch of our family, particularly during holiday meals when she would hold court as she worked the stove. She was Empress-like even as she mashed turnips, hollering at her son-in-laws to bring up the extra bridge tables and chairs (muttering “lily-livered sap-suckers” under her breath if they took too long), and adding salt, salt, and more salt to the potatoes. My cousins, sister and I would stay out from underfoot, spinning records in the basement and doing the bumps to The Bay City Rollers, coming up juuuust in time to set the table. Invariably, Grandma would help us find the “right” table protector for under the table cloth (there were several) and would throw us a sharp look (with an unmistakable gleam in her eye) demanding to know why singers of the day were so unimaginative and overused the word “baby”.
“Why do they have to say bay-BAYYYYYYYY all the time?”
It was clear, crystal clear, that it was her joy to have everyone around. I remember her contented smile as surveyed her flock around the table as we helped ourselves to yet another serving of her sublime trifle.
I also have vivid memories of summers up in Wymbolwood. Days were far more fun when Grandma was there. Things were livelier, brighter and shinier. That’s how I remember it. This picture was taken only a couple of months before she passed away.
My fondest memories, however, were of Wednesday nights when my sister and I would traditionally sleepover at her house. In the evening, we would heatedly debate dinner options: would we “dine out” (usually at “The Chicken Palace,” aka Swiss Chalet) and NOT have dessert OR would we “dine in” but get to have one of her incredible sundaes (in the old school glasses with the WORKS: nuts, aerosol whipped cream, fudge sauce, maraschinos). This would keep us all occupied for some time and the decision was moot…both options were a treat with her. She also had an exceptionally hot orange muscle car (okay, Plymouth) and an apparent need for speed that made any outing fun.
Getting tucked in by her was delicious…because it was quiet and sweet. She would sing the same song she sung to my mother, who sang it to me, who sings it to my girl, who sings it to her Bear.
In spite of that tenderness that makes me catch my breath even as I commit it to screen, the highlight of the sleepover invariably occurred in the morning: with an Old Hollywood affectation, she would approach her closet, fling open the doors with great flourish to reveal an impressive collection of polyester pantsuits in a rainbow of colours. She would intone most theatrically: “which one of my glooooooorious creations shall I wear today?” I would squeal with delight and help her decide between kelly green or fuchsia…my two favourites.
A couple of years after my grandfather Charlie passed away, Grandma took in a series of boarders to help pay the bills. This was the late 70s so most men had long-ish hair and full beards so I always felt a little intimidated by them. But it was clear that they were intimidated by her, this sharp-eyed Queen in her polyester pantsuit with language as salty as her potatoes (while she didn’t swear often, when she did, she got it all out in one fell swoop: “shitandgoddamnedittohell!”) They very happily trimmed her roses and cleaned her gutters. And she very happily baked them pies.
It’s not surprising that I remember my grandmother from the lens of what I admire: humour, strength, love, independence. I cherish the few memories I have and hold the few lessons I have gleaned close:
say what’s on your mind and never be afraid of a good debate;
commit to the sundae;
set the table with reverence;
fling a Frisbee with abandon;
potatoes are just better with salt;
fun is an choice…make it; and,
above all, family.
I know my sister and cousins have their own memories and learnings, mitigated by their experience with her through their respective lenses. I can’t help but wonder how she WANTED to be remembered. What legacy of wisdom did she WISH to bequeath us? If there was ONE THING she wanted for us to carry forward, what would it have been?
Who really knows.
Today is my mother’s (Mildred’s daughter, Brenda) birthday. It saddens me to know that my daughter will have no real memories of her maternal grandmother*, as she was only eight-months-old when Mom died. But she will have a patina of recollection fed by my stories of how perfectly my mother embodied Mildred the Instigator and Charlie the Pacifist. She will know her lineage. She will feel my mother and she will feel Mildred. She will know their stories. Most specifically, I believe she will carry this jewel of wisdom and heart throughout her days.
Yes, wisdom is a legacy.
I read somewhere recently: You won’t be remembered—I won’t be either. That’s where the freedom lies.
Feels true.
And so, I invite you to consider, whether you are in a position to be a grandparent or not: what ONE piece of wisdom would you string along the chain of ancestral wisdom that is the human collective? If you had but one bead, what would yours read?
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* - Our daughter is blessed to have her beloved paternal grandmother in living colour...a woman whom she adores (as do I).
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Quite Simply…my TEDxWomen Talk
Ever since November 2012, I knew that there would be a moment that my TEDxWomen talk would be available for all to see. And that I’d need to find a way to share it with my corner of the world. That is, YOU. I’d love to say that I was excited, but the reality is, I’ve been a little, well…nervous. I mean, I KNEW I’d be proud of it…I spent weeks (and weeks) preparing, researching, training, practicing, finessing and getting it under the requisite 18 minutes. And I KNEW the content would be good...I know the Impostor Complex like the back of my hand.
But asking everyone, YOU, to go check out my TEDxWomen talk is just…so…selfish, right?
Me, me, me, me, me.
I’ve started and stopped this very post about 15 times. Each time I approached with this question:: “what huge, massive, COLOSSAL value can I bring to my readers AND STILL let them know that my talk is available for viewing?”…as though the two were mutually exclusive.
So I’m about to take a leap of faith. The huge value of this post IS my talk.
Whoa. Whoa. Whooooooooa.
That seriously just kind of took my breath away. The sheer audacity.
But there it is.
My friends, I know A LOT about the Impostor Complex. So much so, that I am indeed becoming an Authority on the topic.
I’m claiming that.
In my perfectly imperfect talk, I’ve outlined a process that moves us from feeling like an Imposter to feeling like an Authority. I use it with my coaching clients and in my own life. It’s also the backbone of my Step into Your Starring Role program.
If you ever, EVER struggle with the Imposter Complex, then you WILL get value from watching this talk...because I wrote the talk for you.
And now, I leave it in your loving hands and will go and celebrate (an ever-important step in the process, you'll see) by busting my Kid out of after-school care early for an ice cream cone.
Because
I did it. I really, really did it.
And if you want to do it too, you can and will too. "How do you begin? The answer is simple: you decide to." - Anne Lamott
And maybe, just maybe this will guide you::
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Update::
She had the Moose Tracks, I had the Burgundy Cherry.
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The Self Love Revolution: Prep School
Full confession:: up until very recently, I had very (VERY) little patience for “self love”. Now before you call the ICF and have them revoke my hard-earned coaching certification status, hear me out. “Self love” has always conjured images of shushed tones, whale music, wheat germ, and insipid teas. For ME. I’m not entirely sure where that came from, but I knew there was nothing here that was overtly appealing. Except for how virtuous I imagined I’d feel after spending a day eating wheat germ, drinking tea, listening to whale music and zoning out. That is, if I managed to not stab myself in the eyeballs before the day was through.
I totally, completely, respectfully GOT that those may well be practices that nurtured and supported others, but they were unequivocally NOT. FOR. ME.
So, I set out to understand the principle that I could inherently wrap my head around:: the kinder you are with yourself, the kinder you are with the world around you. And then I got all investigative reporter-like about self love means, FOR ME.
Because I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:: we all need to find our own way into this.
And I started to dig in deeply to understand my values. And then I started to ask myself what I needed, then wanted. And then I started to listen to the answer. And then I started to respond with intention and commitment.
My self love practice is a daily inquiry:: What do I need today? What do I want today?
The Monday morning after I wrapped up the first cohort of my Step into Your Starring Role program, I was uncharacteristically tired, a little sad, wistful and scattered. The plan that I had mapped out on the previous Friday afternoon for the week ahead looked foreign, fraught with “shoulds” and completely uninspired.
What do I need today? What do I want today?
Sweat, prayer, and play was the answer. And continued to be the answer for the balance of the week.
I switched some appointments around and spent the week at hot yoga, or immersed in my journal, or baking cakes or stuffing loot bags for my Kid’s birthday party. Joyfully and gratefully accepting the lavish and extravagant love that I was showing myself.
And I must say, when I am loving up on myself, I am pretty awesome to be around.
The Self Love Revolution: Prep School
So that, in part, is how I devotionally show myself love. By committing to asking, listening, and responding. That’s MY WAY.
Amy Smith + Andrew Owen are two powerhouse coaches devoted to helping you find YOUR WAY into self love. (This I know…I was in a Mastermind group with them a couple of years ago and I continue to benefit from their brand of no BS, love-fueled moxy). And I’m thrilled that they’ve invited me to participate in their love-child, The Self Love Revolution: Prep School, along with experts Susan Hyatt, Fabeku Fatunmise, Michelle Ward, Molly Mahar, Mara Glatzel, Isabel Foxen Duke, Jeanna Gabelinni, Lisa Steadman, and Amy Pearson. For two weeks, starting May 6th, you can get a short, content-packed video into your inbox every day. Practical tools, advice, and tools to help you show YOU some love. Gorgeous.
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You are more than you think
I’ve come across the new Dove ad: Real Beauty Sketches a number of times over the last couple of days. And that’s good. Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful.
Watch it and see if this video changes the way that you think and feel about your own beauty….
Yes. You are more beautiful than you think.
That’s true.
Also true::
You are more creative than you think.
You are more powerful than you think.
You are more resourceful than you think.
You are more important than you think.
You are more intelligent than you think.
You are more extraordinary than you think.
You are more desired than you think.
You are more polished than you think.
You are more capable than you think.
You are more loved than you think.
You are more loving than you think.
You are more ready than you think.
You are MORE than you think.
The common denominator here is what you think.
Dare to believe others when they reflect back your radiance, beauty, wonder and shine.
Dare to believe me.
Love,
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90 Pieces of Wisdom for my 9-year old Birthday Girl
Dearest L – Today is your 9th birthday. It seems impossible, and yet, here it is. But still, impossible.
And yet…
Last year, I showered you with wishes. I continue to keep them alive and well in my heart, Angel-Child. This year, I want to offer you a well of inspiration.
Oh, I don’t suspect you’ll need to sip from here any time too soon, it's a well I share with my grown-up clients. But your Daddy and I can already see the glimmer in your eye. You’re starting to feel the call of adventure. This is good. Where will your beautifully strong legs, mind, and heart take you? We can only imagine (and we do).
And when you DO find the road dusty and long, take a rest and drink from this well. Hope, courage, comfort, wisdom, and wonder are found here, and I drink from it often. I’ll admit that sometimes I don't exactly understand what I’m drinking or why I seem to need it…and that may be true for you too.
Take what you need.
81 quotes are from some people you know and some people you don’t know.
9 quotes are from you. Yes, you. Much like the other great minds and hearts in this gathering, you continue to inspire, astound and buoy me.
1. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. - Buddha
2. Life in itself is an empty canvas; it becomes whatsoever you paint on it. You can paint misery, you can paint bliss. This freedom is your glory. – Osho
3. You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed. You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest. Except when you don't. Because, sometimes, you won't. - Dr. Seuss 4. Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves. ― Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
5. Don’t postpone joy. – Brenda Geisler
6. If you tell a true story, you can’t be wrong. - Jack Kerouac
7. You are in the perfect position to get there from here. - Abraham-Hicks
8. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through. - Ira Glass
9. We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be. - Anne Lamott
10. In the end, we are our choices. We are also the luck we never choose. - Ellen DeGeneres
11. What I think is that a good life is one hero journey after another. Over and over again, you are called to the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time, there is the same problem: do I dare? And then if you do dare, the dangers are there, and the help also, and the fulfillment or the fiasco. There's always the possibility of a fiasco. But there's also the possibility of bliss. - Joseph Campbell
12. You can't be a complete person without having to wrestle with your own demons - and, for that matter, with your own angel. - H.S. Kushner
13. Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it. - C. JoyBell C.
14. If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's. - Joseph Campbell
15. The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reels - Steven Furtick
16. When you find yourself in a new situation, a new circumstance, a new life experience, everything that requires healing is going to rush to the surface, and if you don't take a minute to breath, to gather yourself, to pray, you will do what you've always done. So you've got to be clear enough, grounded enough, centered enough to say how am I going to handle it this time? The lesson is pause.- Iyanla Vanzant
17. Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired. - Martha Graham
18. Grace is the key to happiness. When bad things happen, if we have confidence in grace, then we can remain grounded in that and not be overwhelmed by the soap opera of life. And grace is a circular blessing. The more grace enters your life, the more grateful you are. The more grateful you are, the more easily grace seems to enter. - Dharmavidya David Brazier
19. When I say be creative, I don’t mean you should all go and become great painters and great poets. I simply mean let your life be a painting, let your life be a poem. - Osho
20. See if you can catch yourself complaining in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness. - Eckhart Tolle
21. Right now, and in every now-moment, you are either closing or opening. You are either stressfully waiting for something - more money, security, affection - or you are living from your deep heart, opening as the entire moment, and giving what you most deeply desire to give, without waiting. - David Deida
22. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone, one question . . . Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you strong; the other weakens you. - Carlos Castaneda
23. We're not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes. - Joseph Campbell
24. Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself- if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself- it is very difficult to take care of another person. In the Buddhist teaching, it's clear that to love oneself is the foundation of the love of other people. Love is a practice. Love is truly a practice. - Thich Nhat Hanh
25. Be the kind of person you would like to be with. Some people come into our lives, make footprints on our hearts and we are never the same. People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. - Joseph F. Newton
26. We're all just walking each other home. - Ram Dass
27. Be excellent to each other. - Bill + Ted
28. A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal that is worth achieving.—Ayn Rand
29. If you want to see the brave, look at those who can forgive. - Bhagavad Gita
30. It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, And if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
31. Just because things can be challenging, doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. – Bridget Pilloud
32. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. - Lao Tzu
33. He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realize. - Oscar Wilde
34. It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever. - Philip Adams
35. Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure. - Edward Eggleston
36. Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so. - Belva Davis
37. I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
38. All suffering results from believing we are who we think we are. - Nigaradatta Maharahi
39. Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. - Eleanor Roosevelt
40. The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment. - Elbert Hubbard
41. Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.- Wayne Dyer
42. Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that's the one that is going to require the most from you. - Caroline Myss
43. Choice is the engine of our evolution. - Gary Zukav
44. The things that we love tell us what we are. – St Thomas Aquinas
45. Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming. - Tony Robbins
46. Everything matters. Nothing’s important.—Nietzsche
47. When you have come to the edge of all the light you have And step into the darkness of the unknown Believe that one of the two will happen to you Either you'll find something solid to stand on Or you'll be taught how to fly! - Richard Bach
48. Who you are will always trump who you think people want you to be. - Brené Brown
49. Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
50. To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.- Oscar Wilde
51. Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now. When we face our challenges with faith, prepared to learn, willing to make changes, and if necessary, to let go, we are demanding our power be turned on. – Iyanla Vanzant
52. What you seek is seeking you. - Rumi
53. Set a goal, and in small, consistent steps, work to reach it. Get support from your peers when you start flagging. Repeat. You will change.—Seth Godin
54. Perfection is the enemy of done. - SARK
55. The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. The most you can do is live inside that hope, running down its hallways, touching the walls on both sides. - Barbara Kingsolver
56. But if you never try you never know, just what you’re worth. – Coldplay
57. You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem + smarter than you think. - AA Milne
59. When people show you who they are, believe them. - Maya Angelou
60. Most miracles, like everything else, are firmly rooted in who we are. -Iris Sangiuliano
61. Awakeness is found in our pleasure and our pain, our confusion and our wisdom, available in each moment of our weird, unfathomable ordinary everyday lives. - Pema Chödrön
62. The sage, because he confronts his problems directly, never has any. - Lao Tzu
63. The only way to grow is to launch, to initiate and to make a ruckus - Seth Godin
64. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself. – Krishnamurti
65. Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. - Shel Silverstein
66. All is flux, nothing stays still. - Heraclitus
67. Vulnerability is not weakness....vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage - Brené Brown
68. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain
69. The day you let go is the day you’re forgiven. - Michael Franti
70. If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished? - Rumi
71. To be great, be whole; Exclude nothing, exaggerate nothing that is not you. Be whole in everything. Put all you are Into the smallest thing you do. The whole moon gleams in every pool. - Fernando Pessoa
72. I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day. – James Joyce
73. The mind can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven. – John Milton
74. It’s all relative. – Richard Geisler
75. Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there – Will Rogers
76. Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours. - Richard Bach
77. Never forget your real identity. You are a luminous conscious stardust being forged in the crucible of cosmic fire. - Deepak Chopra
Or, stated even more succinctly::
79. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tzu
80. The more visionary the idea, the more people it leaves behind. - DeLillo
81. All holiness is about learning to hear the voice of your own soul. - John O'Donohue
9 from you, wise + wonderful you
On compassion:: Give everyone and everything a chance. (May 16, 2009)
On appreciation:: There is music and colour in everything. Isn't it wonderful? (June 20, 2011)
On art appreciation:: Jackson Pollock's painting reminds me of what's in my heart. (Jan 4th, 2011)
On beauty:: Mama even if you DON'T look beautiful on the outside, you still look it on the inside. (Jan 27th 2011)
On birthday wishes:: On your 7th birthday in Disney World, Cinderalla asked you what your birthday wish was. You answered: “for the whole world to be healthy and happy.” (April 12, 2011) {The rest of the evening included various Grand Floridian staff members telling you how happy and healthy they are.}
On complicated relationships with teachers:: Well, she gets annoyed with the kids, then I get annoyed with her and then she gets annoyed with me. It’s kinda classic. (March 10, 2010)
On brain-twisters:: Today’s opposite day. What’s the opposite of today? Tomorrow or yesterday? (June 17, 2011)
On looking good:: You'll look good if you have a good heart, feel good about who you are, wear what YOU want (no matter what anyone else thinks), and makeup. (March 22, 2012) Miles to go, but it's a start.
On now:: Don’t be sad. We have now. (January 18th, 2011) {We were reading Charlotte’s Web and I was choked up when Fern heads off to the fair by herself for the first time knowing how quickly that time will come.}
Yes. We have now.
Thank you for always reminding us to be right here, right now. You make us not want to miss one blessed second. Happy Birthday, Beautiful Heart.
One final one::
And the wonder of it all is that you just don’t realize how much I love you. - Eric Clapton
Turning Corners
You know that corner around which Spring always seems to be hiding? We’ve finally turned it. Hallelujah and glory be. We’ve turned it. The first sign of spring ISN’T just the robins pecking at the barely thawed ground, but rather kids whooping it up joyfully on their bikes, winding their way around the enduring gray snow patches.
And every year, like all other parents, my husband and I spend the first couple of bike rides hollering reminders to our daughter of all that she forgot about bike-riding and bike safety.
She listens with barely-contained impatience. While she knows better than to “Mooo-oooom” me, I know she cannot wait until my back is turned to let go. To ride like the wind, every bump an affirmation of the daredevil inside. Some anthemic crescendo blaring in her head…feeling her own freedom.
Bliss.
But alas, there I am. Insisting that she not just practice the straightaways, but also her turning. Her signaling. Her stopping.
Boo.
You see, she has already mastered the straightaways. She’s got it down pat. It feels good to do what you’re good at, to be sure. But those aren’t the muscles that need stretching.
It’s nailing the corners that will make her masterful (and keep her safe).
The same, of course, is true for us all.
Straightaways are grand. Open roads, no traffic, the wind in our hair. Nothing but spaaaaaaaaace to write and create. Feeling our own freedom.
Bliss.
But that’s not life, now, is it? There are always twists, turns, and blind corners. That’s okay—you anticipated them on the road to There. It’s your path, your process, your growth, and your evolution.
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell speaks of the 10,000 hours required to become a world-class expert in anything. I say it’s 10,000 choices.
How you choose to navigate those turns is what will make every bit of difference here. When someone else’s needs rise up in front of your work, which way will you choose to turn? How will you choose to take the corners? Full speed or slowly and methodically?
Enjoy the straightaways, but master the corners.
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