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6 Reasons to Celebrate Failure
Failure gets a bad rap. It’s the opposite of success, right? You either win or lose. It’s black or white. Not around here. We celebrate failure. This is why: Failure means that you tried something new If you are always doing things that you are great at, chances are you are not trying new things.…
The Importance of Making Great Memories
I was watching a Jimmy Fallon clip today with Lionel Richie (which was very funny), and immediately after watching it, I felt sad. I grew up with Lionel Richie. I watched his videos on MTV. He was young and new and I was young and free. I wanted to go back…just for a visit. I…
What it Means to Be Rich
You are rich. When I tell you this, you laugh and say that you aren’t. But you are. Today we visited The Compassion Experience where we walked through a re-creation of the life stories of children living in poverty. We walked through their homes and saw the rooms these children grew up in. We heard the…
Talk About What You Love, Not What You Hate
I was scrolling through my Facebook page today and I noticed how frequently people talk about what they hate. Ugh. It’s so hot out! The (fill in any baseball team) are the WORST! (fill in any political candidate) is insane. It took 78 minutes to get into work today! The (fill in any local expressway)…
The Little Things That Take My Breath Away
Once upon a time, there was a man and a woman who dreamt of having a child. There were days when it seemed that it would never happen, but they kept hoping and praying that one day, they would hear cries in the middle of the night…cries for them. And one day…they did. And I…
Do What You Love
Tonight, while you were at Rock School, I sat in the lobby and read. But, since it’s a music school, I get the chance to watch kids come and go with their violins, drumsticks and guitars. I love it. I grew up playing music and listening to music. As and adult, I worked in the…
How to Make a Gloomy Day Feel Like a Vacation
Sometimes I have really big, important advice for you. Sometimes I have really small, silly advice for you. Today it’s the latter. We recently had some dreary weather, which can be depressing, but there is a simple trick that can save you thousands of dollars on a trip to Hawaii. Step 1 – Close the…
Appreciate Your Imperfect Possessions
I was tossing the towels into the dryer today and noticed that some of them are beginning to fray and one of them has some bite holes from when our dog was a curious little corgi. My first thought was, “I should get new towels.” My second thought was, “Why?” Growing up, I recall having…
The Hurt That Every Mother Knows
I was heading to bed the other night and went into your room first to kiss you goodnight, like I always do. And you were sound asleep…and absolutely perfect. I watched you for a while. I smiled. I remembered. I wished. I prayed. And I turned to walk out. Then I came back and climbed…