by karen | blog |
Fifteen days without my phone, most of it in foreign countries, was eye-opening. Literally. Conflict doesn’t always happen with another person; it often happens with events or things. Realizing my phone was gone, and after I secured and shut it down, I admit I cried a...
by karen | blog |
How often do you experience a conflict of choice? As a business owner, even with clarity of purpose and budget constraints, the conflict of choosing still exists. This or That? In my life, it goes beyond business decisions; even 30 years ago, there weren’t so...
by karen | blog |
That habit that is just not quite sticking? Perhaps that is a good thing. I’ve rethought habits recently and have a different perspective! I tested for and received my 3rd Dan Blackbelt in Aikido in December. This time around, I unlearned as I prepared. I was...
by karen | blog |
Early Saturday morning, a sound radiating from the wall abruptly broke my slumber. Confused, my heart seemed to stop for a moment. The sound was unfamiliar. It was something alive but had to be bigger than a mouse. I imagined something bigger, like a squirrel, as...
by karen | blog |
We humans are fascinating creatures. I love to study the way people interact, myself included. It’s pleasant when everything goes seamlessly, but when tension and conflict come up, it becomes intriguing. The entertainment industry knows this well! The potential...