A Note From My Future Self New Year 2022. Don’t stress it. It’s just a day of the week. A box on a wall calendar (granted, the first one). There is no perfect way to enter this new year. Just the way that works for you. It will be a busy year,...
How do I tell a story that enrolls you in a journey to be taken together? A journey to save the water, and offer it as the same elixir for our children that we knew as kids? This poem, by spoken word artist Rudy Francisco has taken up significant real estate in my...
This episode was taped for Simon Ratcliffe, host of the podcast Turning the Tables. He invited a number of podcasters from across the globe to submit their thoughts on how we have turned the adversity of this COVID-19 experience into an advantage - a core and recurring theme in his...
Pick 5 people and reconnect COVID-19 has shown us how important our human connections are. I am finding that after a week of continuous zoom calls where I am seeing so many people, I have not made the effort to have 1:1 conversations or connect deeply as before. It may be because...
Earth Day If there are positive side effects of the COVID-19 crisis, they are the numerous stories of the Earth being able to breathe again. Fitting that COVID Earth Day coincides with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! This has been a peek into what is possible if we all work...
Spring has always been linked to a feeling of new beginnings and fresh starts. In Nature's cyclical cycle, it is about signals of rejuvenation. It is the sight of tulip shoots peeping through the soil. Like the kiss of warmth from a sunbeam under a clear blue sky. Waking up to the sound of...
10 Tips for Parents on Sheltering in Place Without Losing Your Mind. A webinar with Julie Lythcott-Haims & Deborah Reber - Today Thu Mar 26 2020 3pm EST/noon PST Here are my notes on listening: It was a good webinar, though not as many tips for K-8 parenting tips. I will share the replay...
Who can forget that little boy? Dressed up as all little 5 year-olds like to be. In full regalia: long black robe, lightsaber in hand, iconic helmet firmly on, he is Darth Vader. He has the outfit, he has the strut. But, boy, he's having trouble with the Force! Nothing seems to bow to his command: The...
We took down our basketball net this week. "We don't remember a time without that net" the kids challenged as we enlisted their aid to take down the tall iron giant that has stood guard at the entry of our driveway for .. ever. They were right. The steady 'thud thud thud,...
Ever wonder what we did before plastic? For instance, have you ever thought of those bright orange water wings that most children use when learning to swim? What did they use before plastic? The Feast of St John the Baptist, 'San Joao' This week, my village celebrates the Feast of St John...