More senseless violence: Paris, Colorado Springs, San Bernardino. I live in Tucson and know victims of “our” mass shooting. I respond to incidents of violence personally and viscerally. What’s a woman to do? Plenty. Women can collectively and actively change everything. The Women’s Legacy Project is not a political site. But women’s very essence is political in […]
Travel Amid The Fearful
This past week of Thanksgiving and multi-legged travel across the country to see grandchildren during heightened fear and security levels was enlightening for me in so many ways. Not the least of these ways was that 5 year old twin girls with Thanksgiving birthdays are wonderful bundles of joy and non-stop energies of all sorts. […]
Month of December Observances
December 1: World AIDS Day December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities[15] December 7: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 10: Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week December 15: Bill of Rights Day December 17: Wright Brothers Day Day Name Recognized by December[edit] December 1 World AIDS Day[19] UN[2][103] December 2 International Day […]
The Business of Women's Networks
As Director of the Women’s Legacy Project I scan, consume, and synthesize tremendous amounts of information. As creator and owner of the business components of The Women’s Legacy Project I draw upon business, branding and networking literature and discussion. Sometimes I run across something that speaks to multiple levels of interest. “Truth be told, we’re missing […]
"Doing" Gets Easier with Each "Done"
Sometimes you just have to go for it! Then before you know it, it is done! That is what I did this morning with a relatively new platform: blab.im. I live-streamed. If you watch this, I recommend starting this about 3 minutes in. It took me a while to get oriented. This was a test […]
The Last Living Child of My Parents
I wrote much of this post in July 2015: I spent a lot of the day with my brother, Jim, reading prayers he liked (Psalms), ones I like (Buddhist), telling him I love him, talking to him about family, telling him his love for me was always something I cherished, that we would make sure […]