Add It Up
You can add it up and see where you are. The little things. The big things. The things that don’t seem to be material. But, sometimes you add it up and whether you’re looking at the last month or a Read More …
Category: parenting
Back to Stress
Do not let back to school turn into back to stress. It’s easy, but you can make the transition better if you stay focused, stay organized and stay open to the concept that things are different each and every year. Read More …
Global Messages
Sometimes, there are global messages that are really…meant for a few, or for one. Just like when someone at the company would do something wrong, a serious infraction, that would trigger training on policy that only a few, or maybe Read More …
Teach Them Now
If you can, teach them now. Don’t just do it for them. This is more than just fishing for themselves, it is confidence building, life affirming and reassuring them that they are capable. All of which, although perhaps a slight Read More …
Give It Twenty
If you can, give it twenty… Minutes. Pages. Tries. Dollars. Nearly everything is worth a bit…just try and give it twenty of whatever seems to be appropriate for the occasion. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
Take the Time
When you take the time to do the things they ask you to do… they will appreciate it. they will linger with you. they will talk to you about what else they want. they will be there. they will smile. Read More …
Tell Me A Story
As a kid, you probably said to your parents, grandparents or older siblings, “tell me a story“. It was an easy request and pretty easy to fulfill. As a kid, you didn’t know the stories, the myths, the legends and Read More …
You Should Start Now
When should you start doing the next big thing? When should you start the next small thing? You should start now. No matter what it is: Training for the 5K, 1/2 or full Marathon. Pushups, even if you cheat at Read More …
True and False
Some things can be sort of true and false at the same time. Wait. Is that even possible? Sure. According the internet anyway. When professionals, trained in the actual science believe in the rumors, the urban legends and the social Read More …
Advice from Your Elders
You might not think that advice from your elders is (always) helpful… but, it is usually quite “spot on” in spite of how annoying that it is true. Say please and thank you. Listen more than you talk. Hold the Read More …