Your job isn’t to make things perfect… we are not here to protect them from reality but to support them as they actually face it. Mary Anne Ware Maybe it’s ...
{ Back-to-school transition } Usually the things we think we need become the very things we need a break from. Jen Hatmaker The air is crisping up. The Halloween merchandise ...
{ summer blues } …the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time. Sylvia Plath The sun’s out. The birds are singing. ...
And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was ...
The past several weeks have ushered in Mother’s Day, Stepmother’s Day, Infertility Awareness Week, and Mental Health Awareness Month. And we know that with these public acknowledgements come a wide ...
O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? Percy Bysshe Shelley The snow shows no sign of melting. Summer feels like a distant memory. You’re pacing your house ...
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Havelock Ellis It’s the last day of the year. You know what the means… ...
Expectations are high this time of year. What you should do. Where you should be. How you should act. How you should feel. It’s enough to cause stress for even ...
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop No doubt, you’re knee-deep in lists by now. Grocery lists. Gift lists. Address lists. (You might’ve even started ...
When you say “Yes” to others, make sure you are not saying “No” to yourself. Paulo Coehlo When it comes time to say No to someone or something, many of ...
Last year, we shared a series of posts all about the value of setting holiday boundaries. In the first post, we highlighted how healthy boundaries “preserve your precious resources, helping ...
As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, ...
When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos. L.R. Knost This week, the kids in your life likely have ...
I am enough of a realist to understand that I can’t reach every child, but I am more of an optimist to get up every morning and try. Preston Morgan ...
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. Frederick Buechner Dorm supplies have been purchased. Good-byes have been said. Dr. Seuss has been quoted (and ...
You know the signs. The weather is changing. The email communication has begun. Unless you’ve been spending the summer unplugged on an uncharted island somewhere (in which case, good for you), ...
Every summer, like the roses, childhood returns. Marty Rubin For many of us, this weekend kicks off a cherished hallmark of summer: The holiday weekend. Be it rest and relaxation ...
What keeps me going is that quest for just being able to be present and be myself. Not for people, but for me. Janet Mock This weekend, you likely celebrated ...
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. Albert Camus Spring is here! …or so they say. The calendar says it’s April. Spring break ...
Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again. Gustav Mahler Spring break is here! You made it! So, ...
The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don’t. Marie Kondo It’s about that time again… The clock has sprung forward. ...
When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments — tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become. Louis Pasteur Less than two months ...
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. Jack Kornfield Self-love may seem an essential component of emotional wellness. After all, if we can’t love ourselves, how can we ...
Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped. Charles Duhigg Resolution or not, there’s probably something you’re ...
Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with ...
NOTE: This post is part of a series on mindfulness. You can Part 1 and Part 3 here. The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to ...
NOTE: This is Part 3 of our series on holiday boundary setting. Read Part 1 and Part 2. Does the thought of food and eating during the holiday season conjure ...
NOTE: This is Part 2 of our series on holiday boundary setting. Read Part 1 and Part 3. “No” is a complete sentence. Anne Lamott Setting boundaries around your time, resources, ...
NOTE: This is Part 1 of our series on holiday boundary setting. Read Part 2 and Part 3. You’re fighting through traffic when the phone rings… It’s your neighbor, inviting you ...
Self-care is never a selfish act. It is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can ...
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie As we head further into autumn, signs of Thanksgiving are all around. ...
It’s that time again… The days are growing cooler. The leaves are falling. The pumpkin-spice-everything is all around. But you just feel blah. While many of us recognize the mild ...
