I like new beginnings, even if it is as simple as the start of a new year. Why not take the opportunity to look at a situation with fresh eyes. We only have one life, hopefully with as many chapters as we can create.

It is easy to get distracted by all the noise. The challenge is to listen for the quiet whispers that have been trying to get your attention and see where they can lead you to finally move your dreams forward. 

We have, most of us, experienced it. Sometimes, when you have done something for a long time, it is easy for it to become mundane, to 'phone it in’, and even if you are quite accomplished, the temptation is to 'rest on your laurels'. Sound familiar?

It is tempting to think that people won't notice, but when we witness a presentation or performance that feels alive, we actually feel the difference and it is hard to turn away. Energy gets passed along. It is as if what we are experiencing gets flooded with light and people can't stop looking at it.

Last October I unveiled my new website with plans to roll out a campaign for my coaching services.

Two weeks later, I landed in the hospital for ten days and then went to rehab for almost five weeks. Luckily, I was home before the holidays, so I was able to celebrate and adjust.

During that time, I occasionally stared into space wondering, as David Byrne would say, " How did I get here? ”.

Other times I thought about the actions I needed to take to get back on track.

Sometimes you think you know what to expect and then things get upended. That’s life.

This summer, I had cataract surgery, a common procedure many folks I know have had: “The colors are so bright “ & “I love that I don't have to wear glasses to read”.

The morning after my first procedure I removed the protective shield from my eye and looked out the window. My new eye saw a bright blue sky with white puffy clouds. My cataract eye saw the scene washed in a dirty yellow gray film. I was shocked and overwhelmed. How was it that I had not known how compromised I was?

Thinking I was seeing clearly, when clearly, I was not. I felt shaken.

While this was specific to my sight, I wondered what else I could not see and what changes were coming.

Was it possible for me to adapt and adjust?

It all begins with an idea.