Today we’re talking about the role of leadership in a community. Are you a leader? (Of course, you are!) A real community is a group of ALL leaders. Hmm… let’s talk about that!

We’re gathering at the LFI porch! We’re talking about communities—and cliques! We all need a place where we belong but there is a huge difference between the two. Drop by and share your thoughts!

We’re talking about how it feels to be in a community and the first step in building one.

Christmas is a paradoxical time, isn’t it?  It’s a happy time.  Strike that.  It’s supposed to be a happy time.  Strike that too. For some, it was once a happy time and now it’s not.  Not anymore…

I published the first post here on the LFI porch on November 1, 2010. So much has happened since then. Life has accelerated so much it’s hard to keep up. Do you know what I mean? For..

Why is communication considered a skill? Shouldn’t we know how to talk to one another? I believe the reason it’s been dubbed a skill is that so many of us are so bad at it. Let’s do some..

What do you think about all day long? How often to you take note of your thoughts?

August 17th is the 3rd Anniversary of the worst day of my life. My son Alex died that day in 2012. Anniversaries. You make your way through another year and then, 365 days later, you find yourself..

“I wish you vintage wine in every Coca-cola glass; an end to wishing signalling you’ve found forever at the end of now.” ~Rod McKuen I love this line of verse by Rod McKuen. It stayed with me..