A Thought Experiment…
The other day I was at the pool (but honestly, this probably happens close to every day I am at the pool), and there were some younger kids. They were…
THE Most Important Conversation (YOU Will Ever Have)
This week I have been walking around asking myself the question, “Is THAT person REALLY ok? I SEE what they are showing on the outside… but I don’t think it…
“Experiences Over Stuff”
It is simply crazy to me how this World works out if you let it… I was talking to one of my favorite students (they are actually ALL MY FAVORITES……
Quiet, Inner Peace…
In many ways, this week I am grieving. This week I have lost. I have lost not only the position in my life that helped to fuel most of my…
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…
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,…
The Importance of Discussion…
Every Friday, I post something on Facebook and I post something on this blog. Sometimes they are the same post, and sometimes they differ. Today, they differ. They differ because…
Fear…
I have spent a lot of my week feeling “disconnected from myself.” Earlier this week, I had an amazing conversation with a young girl in 8th grade and we talked…
MAGIC… (of Water & Relationships)
This world provides SO MUCH MAGIC… We all just need to stop sometimes and soak it up… quite literally sometimes! On New Year’s Day, I was lucky enough to spend…
The Power of Hugs (and touch)…
I am NOT A HUGGER! For so many years of my life I have not even liked to be touched! But now… Fughetabboutit! I LOVE HUGS! I absolutely NEED THEM!…