This afternoon I am attending an East Coast reunion of my high school, Xavier College Prep. I grew up and went to high school in Phoenix, Arizona, but today Xavier will gather on the East Coast.

I recently was at Xavier for an Alumnae book event. Sister Joan Fitzgerald, Xavier’s principal, and Polly Fitzgerald, XCP’s Alumnae director, invited me to speak and do a book reading/signing at my alma mater.

It was awesome. First of all, any thing Xavier does, they do with class. The event itself, independent of me, was fantastic. Alums from as early as the 1950s socialized with more recent alums…and all of us shared the similar lessons and values we learned during our years at Xavier.

This was the first book reading I have done - and I really enjoyed it. Not only was I able to share with the Xavier audience - over 150 alums - the lessons I have learned, but I was also able to illustrate my message by reading passages from the book.

As I have found with each group to which I have spoken, the response was overwhelming and inspiring. I am grateful not only to those who attended the event, but also to those who waited up to an hour to have me sign my book. Once again, I am honored to Share the Inspiration!