Sometimes in life, you get the chance to have a friend with whom you get past competition and comparison. Cathie Boulden was that friend for me. Cathie and I were different enough to have some real rough spots in our friendship but in the end we accepted each other as is: beloved. “Isn’t that what friendship is all about: giving to each other the gift of our Belovedness?” -Henri Nouwen. I share my honor to…
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Marching is just part of the learning to move together military culture – no matter the service. Part of the order and power of unity in drill movements is to order the ranks from tallest to shortest. And within that division, senior to junior in rank. When women were accepted to the military academies, it meant for the most part we were marching at the very back of the line. Everyone starts at the most…
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Competitive Swimming has been a part of my life since childhood. I can understand why my mother selected it for our family. She could get all the kids to one practice, at one time, all in one place with other adults yelling at us to keep going for two whole hours. What’s not for a mother to love? Swimming gave me many benefits. I made some great friends who were really focused. The long time…
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My father and I shared many things together. He raised a big family of 12. I am raising a big family of 9. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1942. I graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981. He was my biggest cheerleader during my naval service when his legacy in the Navy often impacted me, even though we were miles apart. There were several opportunities during this time when senior naval officers knew…
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Did you get a chance this last week to think about how your outlook on life might change if you started responding to offers or opportunities with a “yes and…” answer, rather than a “no because…,” or the dressed up version of No — “Yes, but.” I didn’t realize how transformational an improv night would be for my personal goals until I watched the premier improv group Second City to DC perform for a school…
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Improv is on my bucket list. It is something I would love to try, so when I saw that the Kennedy Center had a school program that brought the premier, improv group, Second City to DC to give high school students an improv experience, it was a no brainer to bring some of my ICC students to the performance. I’ve listened to podcasts and read articles recently about how improv principles apply to business settings.…
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