Reflecting upon my last seven years being a father, as this Father’s Day fast approaches, led me back to a conversation I had a year or so ago with a friend about the time of her own father’s passing. Her father, having played a important role in my own development at a complicated time in…
Tag: Wisdom
What’s Planted in the “Garden of Your Mind”?
Mr. Rogers, an oldie but goodie, teaches us once again….
Home for the Summer
College students moving home for the summer can be an adjustment for everyone–parents, students, siblings. A little thinking and running conversations can help smooth the 3 month vacation.
“Why Not?”
“No one chooses to do the violin if they have a rational mindset. We started anyways and we came from the premise of why not?” Adrian Anatawan on why he and his parents choose for him to learn the violin at age 9, despite being born without a right hand and part of his forearm.…
PTA in College?
Parents are “graduating” from 12 years of PTA/PTO/PTSA meetings, alongside their high school seniors, so joining a college’s Parent Association may be the last idea on their list of moving junior/juniorette out of the house. Plus, aren’t kids meant to be finally on their own in college? For the secret helicopter parent, a college parent…
On Commencing
Commencement…always seemed funny to call graduation commencement. I focused on the ending aspect, the-that-was-a-long-4-years-and-too-many-homework-assignments-thank-goodness-its-over aspect of graduation. In reality, graduation is both–a recognition of what’s been accomplished and a beginning of what’s next.
Guest Post: A Mom Shares Her Experience About “Mommyness”
By Kelly From about age 10 until my daughter was born, I collected sea shells exactly one time. During that shell collection, I carefully selected each piece for symmetry, size, lack of blemishes and uniformity. Upon returning home, I gingerly washed each shell and, once dry, I popped a dollop of hot glue into the…
Motivating others by helping others see the importance of their actions
We spend a lot of time trying to get others to do what we want, and generally our efforts end in failure. According to Dale Carnegie-the brilliant thinker on all things related to working with others-in his seminal work, “How To Win Friends & Influence People: Of course, you can make someone want to give…