Small acts of kindness Empathy.Vulnerability. Compassion. Kindness. My 7yr old demonstrated more emotional intelligence in this note to her 1st grade teacher from last year, than in countless emails, evaluations, and verbal exchanges I have been privy too when brought in to consult or put out HR fires. She wanted to give her former teacher […]
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Meet comparison with curiosity Dear Parents, The start of a new school year brings plenty of new opportunities including those for comparison. Comparison holds one hostage to living a life that isn’t their own. Success becomes an illusion, never a reality. And happiness disappears behind the next person you decide is ahead of you. Students
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Staying curious “Hey girls- want to help me do something we maybe shouldn’t do on our own?”Neither girl was fazed by my proposition.They have grown up living a life where one takes action, things get done, and the lessons learned in the process matter more than the outcome.They have seen me and helped me do
Focus on love and not comparison It’s so easy to compare how we parent and raise families to others. To question if we are doing it right. To feel guilty for not doing Disney, camping trips, weekend getaways, massive road trips or European adventures.You can be inspired by others to try new things as a
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What I ask my kids everyday The two questions I ask my kids everyday after school are:1- How did you show kindness/compassion today?2- What kindness did you witness today?Showing kindness and seeing kindness are both decisions we get to make every single day. And when you make that decision to look for the good, act
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Actions vs. the outcome Last night I came across a photo of myself from my junior year of college.I looked at my 20 year old self and shook my head- the girl in the photo had no idea that in 2 years she’d be pregnant, moving back home as a single mom and being diagnosed
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What is the story we are being told? Over 2,000 years ago Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, commented on the human tendency to speak more than listen.“We have two ears and one mouth, therefore we should listen twice as much as we speak.”We react to the story we tell ourselves, not respond to the story
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Don’t smell, inhale! In the mornings I refuse to stop and smell the flowers.I stop and inhale until it suctions around my nose like a bear hug.Noticing the beauty of flowers is great.Smelling the flowers – awesome.Going nose to petal? That’s living.I have one tattoo.Well technically, 2, tattoo #1 is covered up by tattoo #2.
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A band aid won’t fix this We are facing a healthcare crisis – losing nurses and doctors that are needed to keep our communities healthy.Too many organizations/hospitals don’t fund training or address, mindful leadership, emotional intelligence burnout and the impact it has on the mental health of physicians, nurses and staff and on the quality
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This is what kindness looks like I have to share the sight I came up the stairs to after working down in BMK tonight. Finley started having cold symptoms after school. No fever. Negative Covid test. But she knows that I have some important in person workshops and meetings with potential consulting clients and speaking
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