Selecting What Blooms
I grew up in the family floral business, working summers and holidays caring for beautiful blooming plants. My father and grandmother taught me how to divide a plant that had overgrown its pot to make two plants, thin seedlings, and to disbud at just the right time to create a desirable, blooming plant. Disbudding involves removing many of the smaller buds, leaving a balanced few so that the plants energy would be more focused into a couple of buds, resulting in fewer but larger blossoms. I recently read the book Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud, in which he relates the necessary...
Read MoreLetting Go of Cruella
Andrea visited with “Cruella” often, especially when her inner voice was being critical. Only Cruella did not exist physically anymore in her work life. She had been her dysfunctional manager at a job she held many years ago. Okay, it is time to come clean. I am “Andrea” and this happened to me. Although I had moved on for a better position and work environment leaving Cruella behind, I continued to be angry about how she had treated me. My heart rate went up as I re-lived some of the critiques that I had experienced; unfair angry tirades that left me feeling...
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I am fueled by helping people to improve their lives and find more joy that aligns with what sparks them. Nature has this sparking impact on me. I love photography and imbedding myself right in the thick of Mother Nature, the colors, smells, and beauty of it all. This leads to the great joy I find in canoeing with my husband in the wilderness, taking in the animals and bounty of Minnesota’s 10,000+ lakes. I am a life-long student of philosophy and enjoy writing and listening to all types of music. I have a long-term career in marketing and a B.S. degree and Masters work in business.
