Purpose=Worth (Worth: Post 4 of 4)

This is Post four in a four part series about worth.  Catch up on parts one, two, and three! The truth about this series is that the theme is the only thread… the stories all stand on their own.  That has its benefits I suppose.  If you’ve missed one...

Mountain Climbing (Worth: Part 3 of 4)

This is the third post in a four part series about worth.  Catch up on Parts 1 & 2). I climbed a mountain last Saturday. Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. 3166 feet to the summit. Went all the way. Mountain climbing isn’t really my thing. Feats of physical...

Am I Enough? (Worth: Part 2 of 4)

This is Part two in a four part series about worth.  Catch up on Part 1 here. In September 2006, shortly after I puked up my then-husband’s birthday breakfast and realizing I was pregnant, I discovered an online group of women on iVillage.com who were also...

For What It’s Worth (Worth: Part 1 of 4)

Anytime I’ve ever said the phrase “for what it’s worth” to someone, what followed next was of value to them (known because they so much as said so). Still, I’m realizing that worth and the value of my voice aren’t something...

Why NOT being vulnerable is actually scarier…

My son (he’s 6 now) is afraid a lot.  More often than I’d like him to be–just because I remember being the same and how painful it was.  The other day he asked me, “What if you leave me with a babysitter and that babysitter turns out to be a...