inspired to be ourselves
Some of my friends are more punctual than others. That, unfortunately, determines how ‘on time’ I am when meeting them. If I have to meet one of them at 7 p.m. then I am either sure to leave in plenty of time or else I will leave right at 7 and arrive late. Wednesday I […]
Back in March, our Very Nice Old Neighbor Guy died. For the past nine months, I’ve noticed that his flowers aren’t quite as vibrant, his grass isn’t quite as tidy, and his wife isn’t quite as smiley. (She was never very smiley before he died, but now we couple her non-smileyhood with a refusal to […]
Here is an exercise that can help you be happier. When you speak, notice how much of what you say is an attack. You might be attacking someone, something, or yourself. Many questions are attacks. Especially those question/statements that begin “I thought you…” like “I thought you said you were going to try to be […]
(Sorry I managed to screw up posting two weeks in a row. But my computer BROKE yesterday. New computer today! Yay.) My mom is over 80. She recently got a letter in the mail from someone she had gone to grammar school with. The letter was from a woman, Jill, who had been in the […]
It’s too hard to wake up happy every day, but most days I can manage it. Last week I mentioned that a former student passed away, but I haven’t elaborated on the details. They’re not that important anyway. I have too many stories in my fairly short career in education of students who have died […]
Every week on Friday, NPR has Storycorps on, and every week it makes me cry. Storycorps is a project where a traveling recording booth goes around the country and people get a chance to interview their loved ones. The best stories are picked to be on the radio, and they are such touching and lovely […]
Recently, I spent some time discussing with Jenn from Breed Em And Weep about what it means to make a difference in life. For her, it stemmed from a conversation we had about dealing with depression. It was a your garden variety discourse on the topic, but it could be applied to anyone. It even […]
