Applied Serendipity: March 6

A look at how I’ve used Applied Serendipity in my own life lately:

CARE: Had the opportunity to meet and hear Kareen Weaver, who is leading the charge on literacy - the fundamental civil right of our time. I invite you to learn more about how all children can learn to read, if we use evidence-based instruction in our schools. It may come as a surprise that New York State does not require the use of evidence-based practices. We have failed our children - and there are data-driven approaches to ensuring all students learn to read. We have the power to effect change.

PREPARE: Signs of spring this week: time to order geraniums from the Ovarian Cancer Project. I’m preparing my spring plantings and ordering hot pink for my window boxes and baskets. The Ovarian Cancer Project does an outstanding job providing education, support and advocacy for this difficult cancer. My mother faced this disease; and every summer for as long as I can remember she had geraniums in beautiful pots. Applied Serendipity. 

SHARE: Interested in the power of social relationships and its impact on health. One of my motivations for Act II was to have more time for family and friends, and also to have the time to focus on the other pillars of health. Find the work of the Blue Zones Project very inspiring and a model for living a good life. 

AWARE: With the snow here this week, spring seems a bit in the distance. Was so pleasantly surprised to see the snowdrops emerge before I had expected them. Snowdrops are the first flowers of spring; a symbol of hope and renewal. 

DARE: Excited about my upcoming webinar on Allyship for a top consulting firm on International Women’s Day.