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Shared Wisdom
Shared Wisdom. There is so much to learn and re-learn, and I find myself consuming as much content as I possibly can – to educate myself...

Barbara Palmer
May 13, 20211 min read


Random Tuesday
Sushi by the Sea on a Random Tuesday in April. Random Tuesday. A few weeks ago, I took a random Tuesday off. REALLY off. I even set an...

Barbara Palmer
Apr 27, 20212 min read


I Don't Know
I Don't Know. There is a lot that I don’t know. Some of those things, I don’t give a second thought – I can Google, enlist an expert,...

Barbara Palmer
Apr 15, 20212 min read


Mom
My mother turns 80 today. As I reflect on my relationship with her, I thought I would share what I have learned, directly and in...

Barbara Palmer
Mar 31, 20212 min read


Time Stood Still
Time Stood Still. Literally … one year ago, my watch stopped. My watch has said 6:17 since late March 2020. At the time, there was no...

Barbara Palmer
Mar 16, 20212 min read


Sorry, Not Sorry.
Sorry. It’s a trigger word for me. Not the true apology where someone shows remorse for something they did to hurt or offend, but rather...

Barbara Palmer
Feb 23, 20212 min read


Public Service Announcement
Guest Wisdom. Anyone that knows me knows that I am passionate about women’s health and diagnostic screenings. A friend shared an...

Barbara Palmer
Feb 16, 20212 min read


Ambition
Ambition. On the night when a woman ascended to the second-highest position in the land, a group of multigenerational women joined...

Barbara Palmer
Feb 4, 20212 min read


Talk Less, Listen More.
A client recently introduced me to Habit 5 of Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® and it has been on my mind ever...

Barbara Palmer
Jan 22, 20212 min read


Is the Grass Greener?
I started my first job at Paramount Pictures exactly 30 years ago TODAY. When I walked onto the Melrose studio lot, I felt movie magic....

Barbara Palmer
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Word for the Year
2021 Update: The following post was from 1/7/20. At the time, the year held a great deal of promise and anticipation. What I thought...

Barbara Palmer
Jan 5, 20213 min read


Silver Linings
There have been a lot of gray clouds this year – a lot of loss and grief, pain, and fear. And much written on those topics. What I am...

Barbara Palmer
Dec 11, 20202 min read


Gratitude
Gratitude. I am a fan of maintaining a gratitude practice. Call it optimism, or seeing every glass as half full, I believe that there...

Barbara Palmer
Nov 24, 20201 min read


Mind-FULL-ness
Uninspired. Like you, my world has gotten very small. I’m a hugger with few I am allowed to hug. A traveler not allowed to venture. ...

Barbara Palmer
Nov 17, 20203 min read


Work Worth Doing
Work Worth Doing. There is so much work to do: at work, at home, in society, and in our communities. It is sometimes hard to...

Barbara Palmer
Oct 30, 20203 min read


Clothes Off, Mask On
I had cancer. I turned 40 and went for a baseline mammogram.Â

Barbara Palmer
Oct 8, 20202 min read


Rough Week
It’s been a hard week.Â

Barbara Palmer
Sep 24, 20201 min read


Boundaries
Boundaries. It has never been more important to establish and try to hold boundaries. I emphasize ‘try’ because there may be times or...

Barbara Palmer
Sep 18, 20204 min read


Tithe
The concept of tithing to a religious organization has always been tied to donations, but recently (and oddly, I might add), I have been...

Barbara Palmer
Sep 1, 20203 min read


For Now
For Now. Powerful words that help with perspective and preparation. As a self-described realist, ‘for now’ allows me to be present, but...

Barbara Palmer
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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