by Sheri Brisson | Mar 31, 2021 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Digging Deep Project, Inspiration
My iPhone alarm went off at 6:45 am Sunday morning. When I hit the “stop” button, I wondered, “Why is it that the snooze button is 3x larger than the stop button?” My guess is the majority of the iPhone users prefer to snooze rather than to wake up. Not me. Call me...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Mar 24, 2021 | Education/Parenting, Mental Health
I am struggling to find words. There are no words. I’m writing this the morning after the mass shooting at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado… my neighborhood grocery store. As a school psychologist, I’ve been through this before — helping...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Mar 17, 2021 | Education/Parenting, Mental Health, Social-Emotional Learning
I am a competitive person. At times, I can call on this competitiveness for motivation, but in the past it’s also gotten in the way of friendships and doing my best. Not by design but perhaps also not surprisingly, I am now raising a highly competitive daughter. I...
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Mar 10, 2021 | Inspiration, Mental Health
When I was in my twenties, I went to a yoga class with my mother. Apart from wanting to do something for our fitness, we also thought it would be a good way to practice mindfulness — something to center our thoughts. I had tried meditation before and while...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 3, 2021 | Education/Parenting, Social-Emotional Learning
In my experience, it’s tough to swim with a greased watermelon. There’s no real need to explain this one. It’s heavy, nearly impossible to get a grip on, and even tougher to kick to the surface with. Add a half-dozen kids into a swimming pool to fight for possession...
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