At my last job, the company designed the month of December to be a catch-up month, where employees would have to participate in various trainings. There would be a series…

In today’s world, most of us have a GPS in some form or another, whether in the car or on your phone. These apps are designed to help guide us…

This week, I began listening to Broadway tunes on my Amazon music, and I keep getting random songs in a shuffle. What I wanted, by the way, was 1776 the…

Everyone knows I started working for KenCrest in 1977 as a Direct Support Professional (DSP). Fresh from college, I worked at the original KenCrest location on 2nd and Susquehanna. It…

If you are a country music fan, you may have started humming the Tim McGraw song Humble and Kind, after reading the title of this post. One of the biggest delights…

The world is composed of safe and unsafe places, so where you live matters. If you live in an unsafe area, you may learn to live in fear. Fear has…

I am a big fan of inspirational messages, I’m sure it goes back to growing up spending time with my grandmother who loved one liners! She gave me a book…

Last week, I had the opportunity to tell people a little about my life story. It was a tough conversation since I don’t like to talk about myself. I want…

A few weeks ago, our son called to say he had just seen the new Dune movie in an IMAX® Theater. When I suggested to my husband we could just…

Early in my work life, Marvin Kivitz, the CEO at Elwyn, retired. Always a gentleman, I was not surprised by what he did as he planned for his last day.…

There are several traditions that happen around this time of year: Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. Each of these traditions brings to mind a common theme — the value of…

There are some wonderful writings about developing a growth mindset. The basic principle is that in moments of conflict or stress, we have two choices, a positive one or a…