Advice for My Daughter

Let the Ripple Reflect the Rock

Posted on October 13, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

The world is an imperfect place. I can assure you, without a doubt, that things will often not go your way. You will hit every red light when you are running late. Christmas dinner will be burnt. Someone will lie to you. You will oversleep.…

Moments

I Was Late To Work Because You’re Beautiful

Posted on October 7, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

There are many legitimate reasons to be late for work: Traffic Weather The alarm didn't go off Doctor's appointment The car wouldn't start My reason for being late today doesn't appear on this list. I was late because you are beautiful. I woke up with…

Determination

6 Reasons to Celebrate Failure

Posted on October 1, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

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…

Daily Life

The Importance of Making Great Memories

Posted on September 25, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

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…

Kindness

What it Means to Be Rich

Posted on September 21, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

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…

Life

Talk About What You Love, Not What You Hate

Posted on September 9, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

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…

Moments

The Little Things That Take My Breath Away

Posted on September 1, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

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…

Learning

Do What You Love

Posted on August 31, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

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…

Daily Life

How to Make a Gloomy Day Feel Like a Vacation

Posted on August 27, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

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…

Life

Appreciate Your Imperfect Possessions

Posted on August 26, 2015
by Sharon Suchoval

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."…

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