Might As Well Enjoy It…
I work in a middle school… it is THE BEST! I love it, TRULY! But let’s be honest, sometimes it can be the worst as well. Middle school kids… are…
Life is Scary…
Yesterday, I was talking with a young friend at the alternative high school where I work. I love this young man with all my heart and today he is having…
Life is a Healing Journey…
At least, I think it is meant to be… Life is Tough… without a doubt Tough with a capital “T!” No way around that one. Most of us enter this…
Taxes… Fraud… & Personal Responsibility…
I try to be a good person. I try to do what is right and I try to make the world in which I live a better place… but sometimes…
Not What You Think…
These words hang over my bed. I created this canvas… and I love it. These words have been a guiding force in my life for many years, ever since I…
Do We Ever REALLY Change?
In many ways, in most ways actually, I will never be able to outgrow, hide, dress-up, leave behind, run-away from, expel, crush, destroy... or in any way separate myself from…
No Words…
I am using these words and this space to write, “I have no words…” Seems ironic, at best… but it is also very true. Sometimes the world simply gets the…
The Dangers of Belonging…
Yesterday, a student told me, “I have never met anyone who worries so much.” WHAT?!? ME? WORRY?!? I spend so much of my time and energy and efforts LOOKING calm,…
My Life is in Your Hands…
This is a PSA… that is SUPER IMPORTANT to me! If you drive a car, please read these words and register them in your brain. This is literally life and…
Winning Is NOT Everything…
Recently I have been having a “conversation” (emails back and forth) with my Dad… and we are on opposite ends of a political discourse. What I have noticed about myself…