Everything, Everywhere All At Once
“Explain it all to me – NOW” Evelyn Wang Tweet We just watched Everyone, Everywhere, All at Once and I was struck because it seemed
Doing It All and Practicing Not-Doing.
I used to do it all – and feel overwhelmed, underappreciated and generally like a failure. I have a lot of experience trying to
Honest Communication
Understanding ourselves is a lifelong pursuit. Like a salmon swimming upstream, in this pursuit there are both placid pools, swift currents to swim against, and
Motivation and Discipline
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.
New Year, new start
The first month of a new year brings the promise of new beginnings. We can clean the slate and start again. If you are like
Favorite Things Exploration
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
Bah Humbug
“If I could work my will, every IDIOT who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and
By Design: The Teen Years
“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
In a nutshell
“What was it about parenting teens that drew us to create this place and thing called Plan P?” A parent asked I was at a
The 5-Second Rule Grows Up
“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
Everything Changes
“Even ice melts to water and gets hot.” David Porter / Issac Hayes I have always loved this lyric. I now think of it
Focus on Focus
“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.
Sense of Self
“When your sense of yourself is strong and you feel centered, other’s stuff is just that; their stuff.” Shannon Petrovich Reading Shannon Petrovich’s new book
Leaps of Faith
“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.
Leaving things undone
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving thing undone.” Lin Yutang It is much easier for me
How to Get Where You Want to Go
“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
NYT, Detachment, and Me
I wrote a response recently to an opinion piece that I read in the New York Times. It was published and I have received more
Wanna Fly?
“Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” Toni Morrison Tweet There is so much shit that weighs us down.
Skip This When Parenting Teens
“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
love, love, love
” I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear” Martin Luther King Jr. Tweet These days it feels
What’s in a name? Why Plan P?
So, here’s the truth, because we are Parents, working with Parents. We started doing this work in a Pandemic, when most folks were Pivoting like
Are You Toned?
“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
1-2 Minute Meditation
“Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati This is basically my meditation version of a quick and easy recipe. My journey
What do I see ?
“When you reach that elite level, 90% is mental and 10% is physical. You are competing against yourself.” Dick Fosbury Athletes will tell you that
How to Get Off the Roller Coaster
“Jumping to conclusions…. is always easier than finding the patience to discover the truth.” K. White We live in a very urgent and impatient world.
Yesterday I was Clever
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi Our children are clever.
My “Heroic” Journey
One mom’s heroic journey sending her beloved teen to wilderness. And the happy healthy relationship that they built through that experience.
Standing at the Hinge
I feel now like a hinge between generations, which is strange. It just happened recently. I think it’s because my daughter is so much like
Holding On and Letting Go
“It doesn’t take a lot of strength to hold on, it takes a lot of strength to let go.” J. C. Watts We here at
How to Handle a Crisis.
“Close scrutiny will show that most ‘crisis situations’ are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.” Maxwell Maltz I love this reminder. First
Life is messy, and that is good.
“. . .life is not about not being messy but about being creative with the messes we have;” Curt Thompson We love this reminder that
How to Keep It Super Simple
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it enough.” Albert Einstein I don’t know about you, but sometimes I still hear that voice
How to Make a Plan
“Someone’s sitting in the shade right now because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” -Warren Buffet We are firm believers in having a
A is for Aware
“A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” ― Helen Keller I spent a good portion
Resolutions, Intentions? Meh. Hope? Oh Yeah.
Resolutions, Intentions? Meh. Hope? Oh Yeah. Ah, a new year! New beginnings! The opportunity to hit the reset button on all those little or big
Adjusting Our Mirrors
When we get a new car, rent a car or someone else has been driving our car, what do we do? We adjust the seat
What IS reality?!?
Do you find yourself wondering some days: Am I nuts? Am I over reacting? Am I not being caring/strict/compassionate/etc. enough? Oh mama, we so hear
It’s not what WAS done, it’s…
It’s where are you going next? If we stay staring on all the things that we did wrong, that the school did wrong, that, that
7 Things To Do When Raising Teens
Raising teens. Parenting teens. Just like having a baby, it sounds simple. Until you have to do it! Then whoa! Remember dreaming of the day
3 Ways to BE with your teen
3 Ways to BE with your teen We all want good relationships with our teens. We want them to be able to talk to us,