Jan 31, 2014 | A Day In The Life
Happy Chinese New Year! The residents of the nursing home helped us create some celebratory crafts for the occasion yesterday. (Great idea, Anne!) This was especially fun for our Chinese residents who shared with us how to REALLY say, Happy New Year –...
Jan 30, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Family
We all had our favorite teachers growing up. The first adults in our lives who weren’t relatives that impacted how we saw the world, how we viewed learning, how we saw ourselves. Those priceless people sparked something in us that caused us to be a little more...
Jan 29, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Aha! Moments, Verses
Argyle. It’s the first thing that caught my attention this morning when I sat down. The man sitting next to me has apple green argyle socks on that show (brilliantly!) when he sits down. What do I think of when I think of argyle? Sweaters and socks. Soft...
Jan 28, 2014 | A Day In The Life
There are days like that… Days when you go to your favorite spot to write and get settled into the chair that by now holds your unwritten name in bold, invisible letters. Your chair. But as you settle into that lovely white noise room of thought, as your...
Jan 28, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Aha! Moments, Verses
“Keep your chest open, so your lungs can take the oxygen in.” That’s the voice that was playing in my head when I was running this morning. Funny how such a simple change in posture can change an aerobic experience so much. A piece of advice I...
Jan 27, 2014 | Aha! Moments, Verses
Oh, Peter… We look at the foot in your mouth, the way you jumped the gun, your impulsive tendencies, and we just shake our heads. But don’t take it personally. Because, honestly, it’s only because you are the one who said out loud the things that...
