As I pulled up to the drive-thru window of Starbucks the other day, the employee handed me my drink and said, “Have a fun day!” She didn’t say “have a nice day or “have a good day. She changed one small word and lifted my mood instantly. We are each given 365 days a year. […]
Everyone has a highlight reel. You see it every time you log into Facebook or Instagram. It’s the beautiful oceanside vacation. The happy baby and her beautiful mother. The flawless selfie. The winning soccer game. It’s called the highlight reel because it only captures the very best moments. But there is a lot that goes
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I’d like to tell you a story about a little girl. When my daughter was about two years old, we were at Target when she needed to use the restroom. She didn’t know which was the girl’s and which was the boy’s. So I looked at her and said the obvious thing, the women’s restroom
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From the moment a baby is born, the countdown begins. You are given the gift of 936 weekends with your child before they turn 18. 936. At first glance, it sounds like a lot. That’s almost 1,000 weekends. Multiply it by two and you have 1,872 weekend days. But ask any parent whose child has
Last weekend was a little rough for me, so I went for a drive to spend some time alone, listening to music and communing with nature. At the end of my drive, instead of turning left to head towards my house, I took a right to go towards the hospital. I parked by the front
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“You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret: All the best people are.” – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland In a world where it’s easy to just fall in line and be like everyone else, I’d like to take a moment to celebrate the weird ones. You know who you are. I raise a
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You have been given the unique gift of living your one life in any way that you choose. You can step gracefully through a palette of gray and beige or you can smother it in golden yellow and french violet. It’s your choice. My recommendation is to walk bravely into this one wild life. Live
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I’ve lost several friends in the past few years to cancer, ALS and other illnesses. They left my life too soon. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. Each one of their deaths has shattered me in unexpected ways as I watched them morph from strong, healthy people who loved life into patients who weren’t ready
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Every parent knows that one of the best things about kids is that they help you see the world through new eyes. As adults, things like clouds, birds or bugs become mundane to us, but they can occupy hours at a time for the curious eyes of children. In the car yesterday, my daughter asked
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Once you turn 18, you will have the opportunity to vote in many elections and the ability to vote for President every four years. Vote in every election. Learn about the issues and exercise your right to let your opinion be heard. When the United States was founded, women didn’t have this fundamental right that
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