Have you fallen in love with yourself yet? I don’t mean like Narcissus in Greek mythology. Rather, love in the sense of full acceptance and appreciation of who you are. It’s my perspective that the...

The scientific community has countless laws, theories, and principles: The law of gravity, The big bang theory, the law of thermodynamics, Hubble’s law of cosmic expansion, Kepler’s three laws of p...

There are no two ways about it, I’m a bonsai enthusiast! Meet Merry, my 5-year-old Japanese Juniper Bonsai. Even though she’s small, she’s a full-size tree. And just like any other tree — even a gi...

Posts about In the Spotlight written by Dorothy Sander

I recently shared with my friend Sandi that I view faith and hope as bookends—standing sentinel—on each side of love. In my experience: Faith has a track record — it’s associated with something (pe...

Last year at this time we had a house full of guests, among them an elementary-school aged girl. Helping in the kitchen—apron clad—she was fascinated with our faerie whisk. Busy with the tasks at h...

I’m fortunate in that I get to rub shoulders with some tremendously interesting people—people who are outstanding in their field because they consistently (1) show up, (2) put their best foot forwa...

While outing-and-abouting I saw a personalized license plate that was brilliantly suited to its vehicle! It immediately transported me back to playing the classic board game—Clue, also known as Clu...

I recently bought a car mount for my cell phone so that when using the GPS feature, I can hear Siri and see the map — both — all the while keeping my hands safely on the wheel rather than fumbling ...

See the little silver tin with the "porthole” — front row, third from the right — in our spice cupboard? It’s gomasio, a spice we use on a regular basis. Gomasio is traditional sesame salt used for...

I sit at my desk, perched in front of a window, for several hours each day. Whether it’s for online client sessions (via FaceTime or Skype), writing, or dipping into various social media pools, I h...

The corporate world often utilizes personality profiling tools to determine which category or personality type employees fall into. This is typically done for two reasons: To gain insight into our ...

Foods I eat with a high nutrition to calorie ratio.

Many of you know that Rod Stewart and I spend a lot of time together — him streaming from the speakers in my truck while I drive. With recent brutal temperatures  (we’ve flirted with 50-degrees bel...

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know that rather than resolutions, each New Year’s Eve I select a single word to focus on in the upcoming year. In 2013 it was peace and all...

Not limited to NASA, astronomers, astrologers, or sailors, stars have played significant roles in science, astrophysics, metaphysics, and many spiritual traditions since mankind first glimpsed the ...

I believe it’s just as important to be positive, uplifting, constructive, and healing to myself as it is to others. Fastidious by nature, I’m one of those people who thrives on lists—especially che...

While out walking, we saw in the distance what looked like a miniature Stonehenge. Upon closer inspection it turned out to be a cluster of mushrooms, but cool nonetheless! Stonehenge, along with ma...

I've been preaching about resilience, and why kids need to face rejection sometimes. We can't protect them. We shouldn't protect them. Today's guest post offers additional insight into why rejectio...

As we approach Halloween I think of the fun costumes we’ve worn in the past. My all-time favorite was Len being a cereal killer. A close second was the year that Len painted himself black, I painte...