Daily Prompt: “What makes a teacher great?” Funny thing, I come from a family of teachers, know many as friends, was even married to one… But my sense of what makes a teacher great comes from my experiences as a student, no surprise, I guess. For me, my greatest teachers helped me see passion in …
Month: June 2024
It Is What It Is: Amor Fati
Whew. Big things. Little things. The major and the mundane alike. We have to cope with them all. All the things that come up day to day and throughout our lives. That's the human experience. Over the last few days I've had dose after dose from friends coping with major life events: Parenting teens through …
Surgery: A Visceral View
Daily Prompt: “Have you ever had surgery? What for?” I’ve been fortunate mostly, when it comes surgeries. I’ve had a three procedures in my life, but over all, modest episodes to accomplish moderate corrections to my physical well-being. I had lower abdominal surgery as a teen to have varicose veins tied off; I had the …
Finding The Groove
Daily Prompt: “What are your daily habits?” Weekdays, 2-3 Snooze, then up after at ‘em, in the dark, Vitamins and allergy meds to start the day, brush the teeth, “morning constitution”, bathroom yoga, shower, a little quick news review if there’s time, NPR Up First on podcast driving to work, then Classical Music to chill …
Speechless
Biden sucked it in debate with Trump; Trump lied at every turn with no check. My son cried in session today, though not sure why. USMNT Soccer lost 1-2 to Panama in Copa America. One USMNT player got a Red Card. A good friend is in deep struggle with her teen daughter. Whew, that’s a …
What I Want
Things I want, simple converse instead of the list of woe that comes to mind, I want my kids to take showers more quickly, I want them to eat dinner without complaining or protesting, I want the pace to be a bit slower, I want to have a better handle on some of the confusing …
Another Side of Self-Care
Lately my good friend has been posting on social media regarding mental health. Not only is June pride month, it’s also Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. So my buddy’s been posting, sharing thoughts; some really good insights, perspectives. It’s his gig, he’s a therapist. One of the recent ones he posted with a couple comments …
From The Dark Side
… All the positive, all the resilience, all that talk… It’s as much for me, maybe, mostly for me, as it is for all of you… there are days, days upon days sometimes, or every beginning is difficult, angst/filled, I’m not sure what the next step should be… It’s as if I’m lying on the …
Let’s Talk About Resilience
Resilience is a super power; foster it; nurture it; never let it go. Not my words, but I believe in them. “Building Resilience is about developing the capacity to tolerate distress, to stay in and with a tough, challenging moment, To find our footing and our goodness even when we don’t have confirmation of achievement …
Crossing Winchester
Not too far, just enough, good practice for a new teen, careful, conscious, five lanes across, even at the cross, quite a stretch, on lookout for whacky drivers. Good peeps on the other side, great connection, teens and otherwise, grateful for that, them, never too late for new, good friends, Never too late, crossing Winchester.
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