Happy Father’s Day June 21, 2020
So many of our fathers have passed on, but the lessons they taught remain ingrained. I have been blessed to be surrounded by good men from my husband who has been a wonderful father to our 2 children, to my big brother, Doug, to my brothers- in- law, Cliff and Dick, to the first man […]
I almost lost my life. Again.
I almost lost my life. Again. “This is first day of my 2nd life!” I announced to Gerald triumphantly. “No, this is like your 7th life,” he said recounting my previous life altering accidents a rabid skunk bite in the U.S., bike accident Germany, rolling a car off the autoroute in France… I didn’t realize […]
Europe Under Siege Our New Normal?
After enduring winter’s fog obscuring our mountains, I rejoiced to see the sun rise over the Alps and Lake Geneva. Though daffodils dance with the promise of spring, people remain oppressed. Our resplendent view clashes with the darkness in our hearts, as we face a relentless enemy. As if it blew in overnight, coronavirus swept […]
Show Solidarity Fighting Coronavirus
As if sucking air through a straw, I gasp, my trachea burns, my lungs compress and I can’t breathe. But don’t worry about me, focus on your fellow man. I am not sick now, but the way coronavirus reacts in the body seems eerily similar to the way my body reacts when exposed to environmental […]
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X-Pat, a feisty globetrotter. Teacher, writer, coach, speaker, and trailblazer with the down-to-earth, open-armed persona of The Heartland and a European twist. I have lived in four different countries, speak three languages and raised two bi-cultural kids with one très bon Frenchman. My passion is inspiring courage, breaking barriers, and creating connections.
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