A Good Reason
You don’t always have to have a good reason to do something that helps you… Smile. Relax. Cheer someone up. Make the day end better than it started. So, take a nap, have a cookie, smell the roses, read a Read More …
Category: inspiration
Keep Looking
If you don’t find the solution, you might need to keep looking. What did you do right? What could you have done better? What did you do right, but still wasn’t quite enough? We all can keep looking for something Read More …
Establishing Independence
The teenage years are not the first time kids start establishing independence. Though, as parents, it seems that they do start in earnest then, doesn’t it? No, if you think back, it starts the moment a baby starts to crawl, Read More …
Red White Blue and You
Typically, Independence Day is red white blue and you – all of you – our neighbors, friends and family. As we gather in smaller numbers, we make sure to acknowledge the history of our country. While the telling of it Read More …
Independent Decisions
While people are free to make their own independent decisions, sometimes it is easier, to go along with the crowd. Say what you think. Speak up for yourself. Make your voice heard. Choose what is right for you. Listen and Read More …
You Are Free To Go
Yes, darlings, you are free to go, wherever you want to go. Once you are 18. Once you earn your spending money. Once you prove you can make adult decisions. Once you finish all of your classes and homework. Once Read More …
It’s Their Decision
When it comes to choosing something, this or that, like returning to campus this fall, it’s their decision. Or, is it? Are they adults? Is it even an option? Is it a good idea? Who is paying for it (the Read More …
Minutes and Hours
Depending on your perspective, the difference in time between minutes and hours is in the eye of the beholder. Several hours, with good friends, spending time together, reunited to celebrate life’s best moments can pass by far too quickly. If Read More …
Consistency Is Key
It is fun to be spontaneous, but consistency is key to success. Establishing a routine. Showing up. Doing what you say you will. Being on time. (I still try to work on this…at least they know what to expect.) Having Read More …
We’ve Come So Far
Looking back on history, as a whole, we’ve come so far and learned so much. Yet, with the impact of the last 4 months (yes, nearly) we are realizing that we don’t know as much as we should and we Read More …