Harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounding. No more falsehoods or derisions, golden living dreams of visions. Mystic crystal revelation, and the mind’s true liberation. Aquarius! Aquarius!
Feb
11
Political Activism
The Times They are a-Changin'
The 60s has been labeled the era of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll, but for those who came of age in that decade, it was much more. It was also the time when many of us were swept up in social/political movements to advance…READ MORE »
Feb
04
Time, Time, Time is on My Side
Time.
Do you take it for granted? I do. I see time as stretching out before me, allowing me to do, see, or otherwise experience just about anything that I could possibly conceive and want to do. And when it comes to thinking about the second…READ MORE »
Jan
28
Do Well by Doing Good
Rainbow Warrior
The baby boomer search for spiritual fulfillment has a long history. The ’60s “Age of Aquarius” gave rise to the ’70s consciousness raising groups and est retreats. And, in the last two decades, we have witnessed a marked increase in traditional religious study and a…READ MORE »
Jan
20
Are you Living Your Life on Autopilot?
These are the Glory Days
My husband, Bill, and I have a weekly ritual. We fill up our respective plastic pill dispensers with the myriad of white, blue, red and yellow miracle drugs that keep our body chemistries in balance. Brilliant invention, that thingamajig—it not only keeps you organized pharmacologically,…READ MORE »
Jan
14
The New Friends we are Meeting are Broadening our Horizons Even Further
Friends Do Broaden our Horizons
Jane and I attended our first book signing last Monday in Houston.Why Houston, you ask? Well, a good friend of Jane’s, Linnet Deily (who’s briefly profiled in our book) offered to sponsor one! As a bonus, her friend and fellow lane changer, Deborah Cannon, helped…READ MORE »
Jan
07
Giving Back and Making a Real Impact
Live Long and Prosper
After launching Changing Lanes, I had planned to write a sequel and dive deeper into the topic of Paying it Forward. I had amassed a large amount of research material on people who had achieved some level of success—e.g. the lucky ones who hit it…READ MORE »
Jan
01
Choosing the Right Path Early in Life
Mystic Crystal Revelation
My husband, Rick, and I traveled to Ohio over the holidays to visit his two daughters, ages 15 and 20. They didn’t know I co-authored a book and as we talked about it, they both expressed an interest in having a copy. While saying, "Sure!…READ MORE »
Dec
24
Searching for Meaning, Purpose, and all those other Blissed-out Phrases
Is That All There Is?
When Jane and I decided to write this book, we needed a guinea pig for our first interview. I immediately thought of my friend, Ruth. She, like many of us, had been both a beneficiary and a victim of her own business success. But in…READ MORE »
Dec
17
Welcome to Changing Lanes
We decided to initiate our blog with the first Travel Tip in our book. Changing Lanes is full of inspiring stories of business and community leaders as well as just plain folks who have achieved a renewed sense of purpose in their lives. But in the Travel Tips, we…READ MORE »
