Mindfulness has been on my mind lately.
AWOL Educators (Or, Teachers are People Too)
We can’t have it both ways, folks. If teachers are as important as we say they are (and we have the research to prove it), then let’s act like it.
We can’t have it both ways, folks. If teachers are as important as we say they are (and we have the research to prove it), then let’s act like it.
The Big Picture (Or, Does the Universe Hate Me?)
Our lives are full of color and texture, but we can’t always see the complex and beautiful patterns that occur when our lives are interwoven with others.
Our lives are full of color and texture, but we can’t always see the complex and beautiful patterns that occur when our lives are interwoven with others.
Live a Meaningful Life (Or, Survive and Thrive!)
In their attempt to dehumanize him, Victor Frankel's captors stripped away everything. But they couldn’t take away the one thing that made him a human being – his purpose for living.
In their attempt to dehumanize him, Victor Frankel’s captors stripped away everything. But they couldn’t take away the one thing that made him a human being – his purpose for living.
Attention! (Or, Where Is Your Flashlight Pointed?)
The reason attention is so valuable is that it shines a spotlight on the things we hold dear.
The reason attention is so valuable is that it shines a spotlight on the things we hold dear.
How Do We Define Success? (Or, Which Way to the Playground?)
Pop Quiz! What skill set did researchers find to be most important in predicting whether a kindergarten student would eventually obtain a college degree?
Pop Quiz! What skill set did researchers find to be most important in predicting whether a kindergarten student would eventually obtain a college degree?
Grounding (Or, Granny Ditched Her Wheelchair!)
A recent study found that folks who had a positive attitude towards growing older actually lived seven and a half years longer than those who didn’t!
A recent study found that folks who had a positive attitude towards growing older actually lived seven and a half years longer than those who didn’t!
Follow Your Bliss (Or Perhaps It’s Time for a Nose Ring)
We’ve all heard of the midlife crisis, right?
We’ve all heard of the midlife crisis, right?
The Power of Perspective
(Or if the shoe fits...)
(Or if the shoe fits…)
Tackling the Mental Health Crisis
(Or, There Really Are No Words)
(Or, There Really Are No Words)
Creativity Revisited (Or, It’s a Matter of Life and Death)
Humans are instinctively creative beings, designed that way on purpose in order to express our innate Divinity.
Humans are instinctively creative beings, designed that way on purpose in order to express our innate Divinity.
Learning to Love Ourselves (Or, Playing to a Fickle Audience)
We have value simply because we are alive!
We have value simply because we are alive!
More Educational Surprises (Or, Subs are Not Sandwiches)
We must stop blaming teachers for everything that is wrong in education and start looking for real solutions.
We must stop blaming teachers for everything that is wrong in education and start looking for real solutions.
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From My Goats
(Or Headbutts Can Be Useful)
(Or Headbutts Can Be Useful)
The Rebel, Part III (Or My Life as a Guinea Pig)
Continuing with a theme, I'm continuing to question status quo and let out my "inner rebel."
Continuing with a theme, I’m continuing to question status quo and let out my “inner rebel.”
Diversity (Or, Do You Want Fries With That?)
Are you still eating only chicken nuggets and fries or have you changed your “perspective” and diversified your palate?
Are you still eating only chicken nuggets and fries or have you changed your “perspective” and diversified your palate?