simple action saturday : say this every morning before you start your day
I told Tess the other morning as she left for school with her pigtails flying behind her, “You’re beautiful!” She shouted back at me, “I KNOW!” “You’re a fantastic artist,” I tell her. “I KNOW!” she responds. We should all start our day like Tess and like this little girl: …
Consider this : choose friends you admire
*Remember how quickly high school went? College will be over in a blink, too. Make the most of it you can. *You don't have to know exactly what it is you want to do for a career, just head in the general direction of your passion and watch the doors fling …
Consider this : please take time to just be
My advice to Emma: In this between time–finishing school and not yet beginning another program–please take the time to just be. Sleep in if you'd like, all day if you are able. Sit in your favorite sitting spot. Listen to music, light a candle, eat good chocolate, whatever it is that …
Consider this : ride the heck out of this one
Emma, remember the times you have been to a carnival or big amusement park? There were probably rides there which you were afraid of, but you rode them despite your concerns. Remember the people laughing and breathless who you saw getting off the ride as you were waiting in line …
thinking thursday.
Welcome to Thinking Thursday. Every Thursday, some links tracing my tracks across the web and a gratuitous link (or twelve) to Johnny Depp thrown in. And because my business partner David Robinson and I have recently decided to refocus our attention primarily on K-12 and teacher education over the next …
Consider this : always trust your own heart
To Emma Here are a few things that will help to make your life meaningful over and over because they are the things in life that endure: love, trust and hope. Love as much as you can, Emma, with your whole heart. This won't ensure that you will be loved …
oh, daddy : thirty years ago today
One Year When I got to his marker, I sat on it,like sitting on the edge of someone's bed and I rubbed the smooth, speckled granite.I took some tears from my jaw and neckand started to wash a corner of his stone.Then a black and amber antran out onto the …
Consider this : ask yourself this question often
Ask yourself often, "'What do I see when I see people?" Like all good questions this will slow you down. And slowing down when it comes to judging others will make you gentle and keep you kind. Because the first thing we see when we meet others is their mask. …
Consider this : you have what you need to stay afloat
-Emma: As you embark on this journey, this transition,Don't try to be and just be. Feel the fear, cry the tears, smile for what is yet to comeAnd for the memories you've already made.Let yourself flounder; don't try to have all the answers.Because you won't.Explore.Experiment.Dream.Live.You're on your own timeline, you …
Consider this : things will flow as they will.
I am gathering wisdom from the far corners of the earth to give Emma as she graduates from high school. What would you say to her? Or to your own 17-year-old self? What thoughts would you ask her to consider? You can submit your advice (instructions here) and 37 of …
