WHAT A WEEKEND!  I don’t know about you, but mine was full of left-over meetings, somber moments, housework, tears of joyful celebration (after all, it was EASTER!).  But I can’t remember having a full-on episode of laughter.  Nope, not-a-one.  I wasn’t in a bad mood or depressed by any means!  I mean, I had plenty of  “happy” moments…  Hit the town.  Played around with a frickin’ adorable puppy.  Spent time with friend and family and shared stories.  But never did anything churn up much more than a giggle, let alone a “Wait! My drink just came out of my nose!” moments.  (Yes, that is the best!!  Painful…but the best!!)  What about you?  Did anything almost make you pee your pants in reckless hilarity?  Perhaps MANY of us might need to reflect on why it DIDN’T happen this weekend…or hasn’t happened for a long time.  Perhaps we’re taking life AND ourselves too damn seriously.  After all laughter is the best medicine, the best communicator and the best connector.  Just ask any kid.      ~ KD

My, my, my, my, my, my, my.  It’s the beginning of another week already.  Yup, this SOAPBOX® queen has a full-blown case of the Mondays.  Yuck.  What…you too?  Well, perhaps it’s one of those cases where it’s ok to simply sit in the funk.  Just sooooooak in it.  Stare at it with acceptance (and, yet, a bit of contempt) and let it have its way until it moves on through and out.   As gross, grey and grumpy as it feels, perhaps these energy-parched days are good for the soul, in the end, for they let us see the cloud coverage for what it simply is: a short-lived perspective.  So, cheers to the day…to Monday…whether she’s good, bad or ugly.  We all know…she ain’t stayin’ long!               ~ KD

War.  Battle.  Fight.  Argument.  Pissing match.  Whatever you call it… both parties ALWAYS lose something along the way.  However big or small the drama or trauma, there is but one thing to evaluate:  the founding reason for such face-offs.  Even in our own human fabric, disagreements weave a thread of a common-sense, but it’s up to us individually to seek to understand the proverbial root of the evil.  And even moreso, to seek to change ourselves for the greater good.  Lesson learned?  Mom is always right… and perhaps, so is Gandhi!       ~ KD

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“I was blown away by her contagious energy, boundless curiosity and natural warmth. She had an incredible way of connecting with the audience and with me!”   ~ Anil Jagtani, Fmr. Sr. VP Strategy, Marketing & Development, QVC

A tip of the hat to my fellow millions of entrepreneurs, who hit 5th gear before most 9-to-5ers are barely in the office… rustling through memos about memos, nonetheless.  Cheers to your unique, never-a-dull-moment, worth every drop of sweat and tears journey … oh yeah, and congrats on the goals you attain along the way.    ~ KD

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“This woman is nothing short of a powerhouse and never fails to be inspiring to those around her.”  ~ L Frost, BestFit Media

Mistakes, mess-ups, missteps or manmade tsunamis… whatever you call ’em, know that we’ve all had ’em. AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES! But failures are fabulous when you stop sobbing and start recalculating just how to ring the bell on your next attempt.                         ~ KD

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