Just like that. Plans are altered, pathways converge or separate, and something else happens. Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans. I forgive myself for believing that this change has to be upsetting. I give myself permission to find the positive and focus there. I choose to be present […] Continue reading →

 I remember a conversation 35 years ago as I was beginning my teaching career. I was at the mall with a girlfriend and she commented, “I don’t know how you can stand working with teenagers – they act as if they own the world!” My response? “That is exactly why I love working with them! […] Continue reading →

 I remember a conversation 35 years ago as I was beginning my teaching career. I was at the mall with a girlfriend and she commented, “I don’t know how you can stand working with teenagers – they act as if they own the world!” My response? “That is exactly why I love working with them! […] Continue reading →

Last year I began a tradition with my grand daughter– for her 6th birthday we went for a movie and lunch date. Last week it was my grandson’s turn to join his cousin and I in this celebratory jaunt to the movie theatre. One of my favorite, early memories of my Gran was being taken […] Continue reading →

We are making all of it up all the time. Humans are story-making machines. It’s time to rewrite some of those old stories that have been dragging you down and wearing you out. Shift your perspective and create another possible story – one that is more supportive and life-giving,    I forgive myself for believing […] Continue reading →