I have uttered these words twice in the last week, once to a coaching client and once to myself, both times in conversation about being a parent. The idea of being a lighthouse is certainly not limited to our role as parents. We can be lighthouses in all areas of our lives.

I read the most profound blog post on what it is to be a mother this evening. I cried some, knowing…FEELING it all too well. It is the most exasperating relationship of a woman’s life, this being a mother, and the ONLY relationship where the goal from the start is to live a life APART [...]