Fear stops us. Fear is a powerful emotion. Remember Charlie Brown and the Red Headed Girl? He could never speak to her. Fear of rejection. In high school I do know every kid faces fear of humiliation, rejection, awkwardness, shyness, being different, feeling different. These emotions stay with us. We may think we've matured and incorporated those early experiences into our nature, adult believes. We are confident, poised, articulate, go after what we want. Yet under o

As I ponder how to keep Gifters creating their Box, I am hit with a truth - FEAR. People ask me to create support help - workshops to help get their box done. This isn't brain surgery as my dearest son points out to me. Everyone knows somewhere in their heart and mind it's work to be done to spare them and their families the confusion when sickness and death arrive. I created workshops going over the Gift Box step by step, offerings suggestions on how to begin, continue and

PARENT TO ADULT CHILDREN & CHILD TO PARENT HOW TO HAVE THE CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS PARENTS——- WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR DECISIONS TO DOWN SIZE? HOW DO YOU DISCUSS WHO GETS WHAT TREASURES? DO THEY KNOW YOUR MEDICAL WISHES? HOW YOU WANT TO DIE AND BE REMEMBERED? CHILDREN—— WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR PARENTS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR WORRIES? HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE? DO YOU KNOW IF THEIR PAPERS ARE IN ORDER? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY WANT IF THEY GET SICK? H

Does it ever happen to you when you learn something new that all else falls away and you focus intently on the new thing? It has happened to me. I am in a class with a group of YOUNG women entrepreneurs and have learned so many new skills to expand the reach and scope of THE LAST GIFT BOX it makes my head spin. It is exciting, scary, motivating and awesome. My passion is to have most people face their fear of death and fear of talking to their loved ones, fill in the Las