My personal purpose and aim for the Leadership Garden Legacy is to empower extraordinary unstoppable leadership in life.

When you remove extra from extraordinary, you have ordinary. Each person is ordinary, even those appointed or elected leaders. Yet, each person is unique and the one constant leader of their life.

The holidays have a natural way of awakening our emotions. It may be joy, love, and family connection. It may be hope, anticipation, and renewal for the New Year. This time of year also awakens sad memories of loved ones gone or reminiscences of family turmoil. These memories can serve as hidden weeds and pop-up when we least expect them. It could be while shopping, driving your car, hearing a familiar song, at the dinner table, or a company party.

In what ways do you lie? If you have a negative reaction to this statement, consider you are denying the basic fact of life as a human being. Everyone lies at one time or another, but it is not who you are on the inside.

According to my Random House Webster’s College Dictionary, 1991, a lie as a noun is defined:

1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive: a falsehood.

2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture.

3. the charge or accusation of lying.

As a intransitive verb:

I am pleased to have Marie Dudek as my guest today. Her story is a shining example of how one’s dampened spirit from a loss too great for most mothers to imagine, can once again be reignited by helping others.

Guest Post – by Marie Dudek

Saturday, November 21st is the 11th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Foundation Prevention (AFSP). “A Day of Healing for Survivors of Suicide Loss around the US and the World,” according to their website.