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My Secret Passion
There are many paths my life could have taken. If I didn’t go into the field of preK-12 education, I might have been a gay rights lawyer. Or a dancer.Yes, I have a not-so-secret passion for dancing. In fact, I was a cheerleader for eight years of my life (all the way through varsity) just because I loved the dancing part. I couldn’t stomach the rest of it, so I quit and joined the swim team in 11th grade.But dancing! I love it. And I’ve been thinking about ways to reconnect with it.The other day, I remembered that many years ago, I used to daydream about having… Read More -
Change the Way You See Everything
Yesterday’s post reminded me of a book I bought many, many years ago. Although I’ve cleared out a lot of the books I’ll never read again, I did save several of my self-help books that I never made it through. Change the Way You See Everything through Asset-Based Thinking is one of those books.I think it’s exactly what I need to focus on right now, both in my professional and my personal life.
… Read MoreJust think what could be possible if people focused their attention on:
- Opportunities rather than problems
- Strengths more than weaknesses
- What can be done instead of what can’t
When you decrease your focus on what is
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The Power of the Positive
Last Friday, Matt was out of town and I was alone with both boys. I ordered dinner via Favor, which is my new favorite way to “make a clearing” and reduce the stress in my life. (Full Disclaimer: My brother-in-law works for favor, but my affinity for them is completely objective!)Right when the delivery arrived, Henry came running out of the restroom. He had nothing but a shirt on, and he was exclaiming, “Mama! I have poop on my foot!”The details of how that happened are not relevant to my point, so I’ll spare you the gory details….Anyway, as I was helping Henry clean up the… Read More
