I used to do it all – and feel overwhelmed, underappreciated and generally like a failure. I have a lot of experience trying to do it all. Trying. The truth? My “doing it all” was not getting much done. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I was busy, I was non-stop busy. I was also …
Motivation and discipline are two of my very favorite subjects. (How we define success is as well, but that’s for another blog!) The are foundational. When our son shared this quote* with me I was struck by the wisdom and grateful for the great reminder. Wanting, even knowing, and understanding, why you want to do …
When the kids bark, when the words sting.. “I simply remember my favorite things, and then I don’t feel so bad.” Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein Holidays can be a trying time for many people, for no end of reasons. Feelings are human and feeling sad happens throughout the year! Waves of grief, feelings of …
“And these children that you spit on.As they try to change their worlds.Are immune to your consultations.They’re quite aware of what they’re going through.” David Bowie I am not suggesting that you or we are spitting on our children. But. Yeah. David knew a thing or two. Are we aware? Quinn bought and read a …
“You usually have to wait for that which is worth waiting for.” -Craig Bruce For many years I have said that my first book would be titled “Toddler to Teen: Potty Training to Pot Training” Maybe it should be “The Ever Changing 5-Second Rule” Most parents of toddlers are aware of the 5-second rule: Food …
“You can focus on things that are barriers or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem.” Tim Cook Focus. Focus. Focus. Focus is a tricky thing for me. One of our kids was diagnosed with ADD, and I remember my wife’s first response “Well, the apple doesn’t fall far from the …
“Being lost in being lost is my faith.” Rumi I was raised in a very secular home. My parents were raised in different religious faiths. I have no faith and I have enormous faith. Parenting is, in my mind, an enormous leap of faith from the moment of conception, or, actually, often before that. And …
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” Lao Tzu In my experience my thoughts and feeling determine the direction I am heading. If I’m feeling overwhelmed, which often I am, then that feeling can seem to follow me throughout my day. The truth? It’s not following me, I’m …
“There is no one who can give you wiser advice than you can give yourself; you will never make a slip, if you listen to your own heart.” Marcus Tullius Cicero Parents- particularly parents of pre-teens, teens and young adults- are just chock full of advice. “I just want to make sure that they know/understand/see….” And, …
“If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf.”― Lemony Snicket Can we just say, communication is HARD! The other day Quinn and I met with someone in our personal life. We had a conversation, the three of us. An hour later Quinn and I were talking about a decision to be …
