Take Time To Pause I used to struggle to pause.To temper the energizer bunny level drive.Today was the first really hot day of the year. Close to 90 degrees and sunny.I had been working on the new stone path leading up to the goat playground, grateful for my pick axe, mallet and shovel, pounding in […]
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On Stewardship When was the last time you thought of the word stewardship?I’m actually curious so feel free to share.It’s been on my mind a lot recently as we have been working to remove invasive species and allow native plants to grow. It’s work. I lost count of the number of thorns I have pulled
On Pride Don’t let your pride keep you from doing what will make you proud. I posted asking for help today in my Facebook group for camp parents, leaning into vulnerability. I happened to look at my summer camp enrollment for the first time in months and was shocked by how many camps I still
Kindness is Never Insignificant Toddlers shouldn’t get cancer. Kids shouldn’t get cancer. Teens shouldn’t spend high school in the hospital. Mothers shouldn’t have to deal with cancer when pregnant or with young kids. But they do. And all the “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” in the world won’t change reality. Tonight for a few hours a group
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Turning Obstacles into Opportunity What obstacle will you turn into an opportunity this week? Last summer we dug a moat in front of the house and laid all new tiling to solve the problem of water pressure from the thick clay pushing against the retaining wall along the path to BMK. For a week I
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Action is Required The absence of punishment is not enough. I find myself repeating the same sentence a lot recently in response to a story I continue to hear. I heard it from a school administrator and coaches this last week and from the department head of a hospital on the west coast, an HR
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Being With Our Sadness Finn’s eyes filled with tears, and her voice trembled as she said,“My sadness is really strong right now.” I silently took her hand and we walked outside, sat on the bench and watched the goats. Between tears she shared her sadness and fears, leaning back into my arms. With her 6
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Practicing Stoicism I listened to the doctor explain what seemed like an endless list of diseases she wanted to test for. I knew the names of some but others fell into the list of “will never be able to spell that correctly enough to google.” But I knew the names of some and my stomach
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Knowing When To Quit “Quitting isn’t giving up, it’s making room to move forward.” Knowing how to quit with confidence is key to building resilience, grit, motivation and raising self motivated kids. I repeatedly hear parents say that they won’t let their kids quit because they want to build resilience, teach them to stick things
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Moving Forward Beware the narrative lane changes, and have the courage to call it out. Moving forward, there will be a lot of attempts when it comes to arguments about gun control & mental health and it is important to see them and call them out. Catch these following lane changes that others will try