Each day, we start with the same number of hours, minutes, and seconds to spend how we choose. We have the power to make each day special or different. Some days stand out more than others, like attending a wedding, a birthday, or a graduation. Or they stand out for other reasons, like a funeral,Continue reading “How to Create Adventure in Your Comfort Zone”
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What Foods Would You Like to Make
Food loves company. For a recent company get-together, we experienced an Iron Chef-like competition. In case you haven’t heard of that show, it’s a competition in which you must use a key ingredient to make a recipe. In our case, the company was divided into teams, and each team got an ingredient to create anContinue reading “What Foods Would You Like to Make”
Losing Track of Time: Growing Up Too Soon
When I was ten, my parents bought me a notebook. “Tina,” they said, “you talk so much about so many things. Why don’t you write your thoughts down?” So I did.I was an only child with an active imagination, so I wrote every day. I wrote about all the things that I wanted to sayContinue reading “Losing Track of Time: Growing Up Too Soon”
An Invitation One Can’t Refuse
I knew that he would come to dinner because he knew how important this one evening was. Prior to dinner, we had argued. We had stayed in touch, but we hadn’t seen each other in months. It took me courage to ask him to come to my place. He had been there several times before.Continue reading “An Invitation One Can’t Refuse”
The Best Teachers: Who Are They?
A perfect teacher does not exist. Teachers are people and people aren’t perfect. Children remember moments like the first time they saw their teacher walking into the staff bathroom and they realize that teachers are human, just like them. Teachers can be great humans. That one teacher, for example, who made a difference in yourContinue reading “The Best Teachers: Who Are They?”