by Stephanie Huffman | Mar 15, 2015 | Death/Mourning, Divorced, Family, Grief, Life, New Beginnings
We live in a culture, at least in 1st world countries, where you can pull your car up, order a super-sized option, and drive away with what you requested, immediately meeting your wants…(forget your needs). It’s all about gratification. We can upgrade (or...
by billyzh | May 18, 2010 | Career/Job, Dating, Divorced, Family, Women/Relationships
The frustrated individual sitting across from me was fuming by the erratic behavior of a caller that had just left them a message. “Ok, what do you do with a bully?” I asked. Hoping to calm them a bit and help them regain their composure if not...
by billyzh | Apr 17, 2010 | Career/Job, Divorced, Not-Yet-Married, Women/Relationships
I met Nancy at a meeting where I was speaking. She was a delight and was very willing to give me feedback on my presentation. Which I thought was very thoughtful. And I appreciated it. Nancy is a speaker herself, a writer and a new author. I asked Nancy to write a...
by billyzh | Feb 18, 2010 | Career/Job, Dating, Death/Mourning, Divorced, History
The Olympic flame hadn’t even been lit. As the news poured across the wires, the world sat stunned. A 19-year old athlete, whose father had been a medal-winning olympian for the old Soviet Union, was gone. A horrible crash during a practice run on the Luge track...
by billyzh | Oct 3, 2009 | Career/Job, Dating, Divorced, Family, Politics, Spirituality
Most of us will admit, we grew up hearing that statement. If it didn’t come from our mothers it came from some other well meaning soul that wanted to help us along our way. As we munched on our nachos, I spent the entire time debriefing my Friday. She sat across from...
by billyzh | Jul 16, 2009 | Divorced
While waiting for my pilates class to begin, my instructor hopped by and quickly sat down to catch up. As we chatted, I could tell the woman sitting behind her was hearing bits of our conversation. I had been updating the teacher about my upcoming book and she’d...
