City of Vacaville’s former Mayor Len Augustine

Len leaned against the counter and crossed his arms, resting them on the accommodating surface with the top arm puppeteering his fingers for me to come closer to share a quick story. I leaned in, so that I could feel each word he was about to share. He started,a little…

Continue reading

Don’t worry about the how’s

I have noticed the more I don’t worry about “how” I am going to make things happen and realize that I am not the source of my supply, the aspirations I am striving for come to fruition. The other day I didn’t know “how” I was going to come up…

Continue reading

Keynote speaker and my own anxiety script

As some of you know I was the keynote speaker for Solano County Library Foundation’s Woman of the Year awards luncheon honoring National Woman’s History Month. Normally I am pretty comfortable speaking in front of large groups of people, when it comes to my personal story and my book, How…

Continue reading

Genuine kindness without an audience

As I was checking out my groceries the other day, I overheard a woman ask someone if they needed help bagging their items. When I looked up, I saw a woman speaking to a gentleman with only one functioning arm. After I finished with my purchase, the gentleman had left.…

Continue reading