reflections

Whale Tales

September 30, 2018 Reflections

Did you know there is such a thing as National Shamu the Whale Day?  Celebrated every September 26, Shamu the Whale Day started in 1985 to mark the birthday of the first surviving Baby Shamu born in captivity. Clearly things have changed a lot since 1985. Rather than celebrating captive breeding, the day has now become a flash point for anti-captivity activists. I came across this holiday on one of those “did you know, fun days to celebrate” lists thatRead More

Words for Your Younger Self?

March 10, 2018 Reflections

Recently I was part of a social media discussion asking women what advice they might offer to their younger selves. As I waited for some nugget of brilliance to materialize in my brain, I saw others’ answers start to appear – about always learning and being kind and focusing on what’s inside and not what’s outside. All heads nod. But some life-changing or at least life-directing bit of wisdom just seemed to elude me. Everything started to sound like somethingRead More