Allow Compassion to Narrate Life Fact #678: There will be times when you simply forget to do something.Even if a reminder is right in front of your face. Like a mirror held up to you.Even if it is right on your face, like an overnight face mask.And it isn’t until you are on your run […]
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How do you spend your time? How do you spend your time?I arrived at airport after full day of camp.Insulin pump flagged me for a security check.Bag somehow alarmed for a mysterious chemical which prompts a testing of every item packed.I spent the time sharing laughs and good hearted jabs with the kind and professional
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When we look for kindness, we see it Today’s talk was on how to observe, act and recognize kindness, compassion and connection both in your personal life and at work- one of the most cost efficient and effective ways to change workplace culture, retention and recruitment- AND live a happier life. If you believe people
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It’s the process that matters most The photo alone isn’t special. The moment it captured is. In the middle of a timed competition, one teammate pulled too hard on the drawer and it fell out sending its contents flying. The day before I talked to them about what leadership looks like, how to not get
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On 9/11 Honor those no longer here by being with those who are. 21 years ago our nation was attacked and we saw heroes in everyday people, in first responders and in the men and women whose response was to sign up to defend our country. 21 years ago, almost 3,000 people were killed and
Dear Sports Fans It’s time for a refresher on a few things, because we are all human and make mistakes.But a few weeks into football season and social media has made it clear that some have forgotten that suicide among athletes is on the rise, that there is a mental health crisis among athletes from
Kindness is Always Worth It Some may never have gotten read.Some may have hit the trash immediately after the last word was read.But perhaps a few made a child feel special. Perhaps a few made a child feel like they were seen, valued and wanted in camp this summer. That’s why I wrote over 200
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The Importance of Asking for Help “Don’t be ashamed of needing help. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you’ve been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up – so what?”—Marcus Aurelius, Meditation 7.7The most powerful man in the world, the emperor of Rome at
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Sneaky Lessons Anyone relate to this way of thinking…As I was doing the morning animal chores, I saw some dog poop in the front gardens so I picked it up. Then I saw some weeds growing between the stone steps, so I grabbed those. Then I saw some more and pulled them. 30min later the
Labor Day We are a proud union family, my girls have grown up visiting their dad either at his full time job as a Lt. with the Iowa City FD or at North Liberty FD where he spends 30hrs/week as an assistant chief.Vivi and I met Bill for the very first time at the fire