Author Archives: desmondly

Tears rise to the surface today as I reflect on the life of a friend, gone at age 47…too soon for her sweet and gentle soul. Certainly, too soon for her parents, husband and three beautiful kiddos. Vanessa was one of my best high-school friends. She was a year older than I, but immediately tookContinue reading “A Glowing Ember Never Stilled”

As a mom, it’s natural to feel guilt and worry when raising our children. Do they know they are loved? Am I spending enough time with them? Am I teaching them the life skills they need to be successful and happy? What isn’t natural is feeling guilty because of the husband you chose to beContinue reading “Invisible Scars”

I began my first management job at the age of twenty-five as the General Manager of a waning boutique hotel. I was younger than 95% of the 40 employees under my supervision and I was petrified. Not only was I responsible for creating and implementing a strategy to turn a profit, I was responsible forContinue reading “Do You Work for Your Employees?”

Martin Heidegger, German philosopher, describes boredom using the example of waiting for a train in a provincial station. We begin to feel uneasy and will desperately search for any distraction. We constantly think of the things we could be occupying ourselves with. It seems like we are wasting time, standing in the train station, doing nothing.Continue reading “Brilliance Through Boredom”

Do you ever find yourself in a conversation with a friend or colleague and your mind has meandered to another place? You quickly snap out of it. Or maybe you don’t, until you realize your friend is waiting for a response, or at least an acknowledgement that you were listening. Or do you walk awayContinue reading “Take Note”

It’s Saturday morning and a perfect autumn day. As I write my first blog, I am settled by my fireplace with a hot cup of joe and my favorite throw. It occurs to me that, though this blog is new, I have spent my life writing my innermost thoughts. As a young girl, recording dreamsContinue reading “Everything Old is New Again”