personal growth
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On being mindful
When my kids were younger, I used to randomly say, “Mindful moment,” which meant “right now, at this specific moment, are you feeling happy?” Because working with young children made me believe that happiness is our natural state of being human, feeling curious and joyful and creative, and situations might sometimes cloud that, make us… Continue reading
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Self-concepts
Flashbacks to 1992 CIT year. “Dave, why do you always give me weedwhacking?” “Because you’re the only one who doesn’t complain about it.” That moment defined work ethic for me. If the hardest-working person I knew saw me as a hard worker, I wasn’t going to disappoint him. Continue reading
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Try
I got the spare tire out because YouTube but glad AAA is here to change it because the cover is rusted so much it would have taken more strength than I have to get it off. But you guys, this is pretty significant getting this far on my own. I spent so long feeling helpless… Continue reading
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The plastic storage bin is a boat.
It amuses me how everything at this age (almost 3 years) is a firm declaration. Ending with an exclamation point. “You did it! Yay! That was a great song! I’m going to ride in the boat! Oh no, lotsa water! I need a napkin! (wipe-wipe-wipe) I wiped it up!” When did we lose that certainty,… Continue reading
Three Dots at the End.... 