Carpe Calm
This is the image I am holding in mind today as I embark on an overnight field trip with hundreds of middle schoolers:)Filed under: Meditation, Mindfulness, and Yoga, Quotes to Share Tagged: calm,...
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View ArticleBroken Windows
I need to fix my broken windows. Not literal windows, luckily, since it’s been snowing for the past two days in Atlanta, but metaphorical windows. The types of fractured panes that, if you subscribe to...
View ArticleTaming the Monkey Mind: Taking the Monkey for a Ride
My monkey mind has been unruly of late. It’s been delivering excuses to refrain from sitting quietly faster than McDonald’s serves up burgers. And the excuses are about as palatable. I could list those...
View ArticleGuilty Pleasures
Have you ever noticed that children do not understand the concept of a guilty pleasure? Sunday afternoon found me in the bath tub after the completion of a daunting to-do list. I decided to do this...
View ArticlePrepare For the Worst, Expect the Best and Live For Today
The people of Alaska absolutely captivated me. And nowhere was this more true than in Ketchikan, a town of around 8,000 people pressed between the towering mountains of the Tongass Forest on one side...
View ArticleAre You a Reliable Witness?
When I was in 5th grade, I was in a gifted pull-out program. Two days a week, I got to miss my afternoon classes in order to tackle challenges and puzzles that were outside the state-mandated...
View ArticleCuriosity Cap
Do you ever approach a new situation with the assumption it is going to be terrible? Perhaps it’s the biting cold of your first winter run. Or the inaugural road trip with a young child. Or a medical...
View ArticleHow to Remove a Mindworm
Much like earworms are snippets of a song that refuses to vacate your auditory processing center, mindworms are remnants of thoughts that stubbornly replay through your brain. It’s not only annoying;...
View ArticleA Thank-You Note to Winter Storm Jonas
Dear Jonas – I was mad at you on Thursday. You see, your predecessor prompted school to release early on Wednesday without much prior warning. The resulting exhaustion from trying to convince excited...
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