Tag: life

• Earned Perspective 

  Mar 1

  The calm that comes from having seen enough to know this moment isn’t the whole story. That’s a powerful phrase. Earned Perspective isn’t something you’re handed.It’s something you survive long… more ›

• Not Just Here, But HERE

  Mar 1

  It started as an observation. Not a complaint — at least I don’t think it was. Why do we write referrals for things that could be solved with a conversation?… more ›

• Somewhere Between a Label and a Memory

  Feb 27

  I was asked a curious question recently. It came without warning. No drumroll. No academic panel. Just a simple, almost casual inquiry that landed like a stone in still water:… more ›

• Speaking Into Silence — That’s Faith with Wi-Fi

  Feb 27

  There’s a specific type of crazy needed to be a content creator. And I mean that in the most loving way possible.  Think about it…. You sit there, just you… more ›

• Internal Mayhem. External Excellence.

  Feb 26

  I’ve been told — by a handful of my closest souls — that they’ve often wondered how my brain is wired. How it works. “It’s not normal,” they say. I’ve… more ›

• A Conversation with That Guy in the Mirror

  Feb 26

  There are some days — not often — when I need expert advice. Or at least someone intelligent enough to argue with me without filing a complaint. It doesn’t happen… more ›

• Instructions Not Included

  Feb 26

  Parenting might be the only job on the planet where they hand you a freshly hatched human being and say, “Good luck,” and then just… leave. No orientation. No handbook.… more ›

• Like Therapy – No Appointment Required

  Feb 26

  Life is a journey—and what a messy, beautiful one it is. There are peaks that make you feel invincible, and valleys that make you question if you packed the right… more ›

• Anxiety: The Ultimate Inside Job

  Feb 25

  When Worst-Case Scenarios Go Rogue… and Happen Only in Your Head I heard this today and it stuck….made me laugh a little if I’m being honest. Anxiety is a conspiracy… more ›

• Factory Settings: Old Model — Advanced Operating System

  Feb 25

  I’ve mentioned my ADHD before. My over-caffeinated brain monkeys have made cameo appearances in more than a few of these pieces. For those who know me, you know I’m driven… more ›

• Eight Days and Counting: The Monkeys Found the Wi-Fi Password

  Feb 25

  Is there such a thing as over-writing? We’ve all heard the term overeating. Some of us have lived it. No point in lying about it. Just accept it and move… more ›

• Yeah, I Told You So

  Feb 24

  There’s a side of being an educator we don’t talk about much. At least not in staff meetings. Maybe over coffee. Definitely in therapy. It’s not just about caring. It’s… more ›

• That Confident, Wet Bean

  Feb 23

  I don’t “drink coffee.” I experience origin stories. You see, most people think coffee is just… a beverage. A tool. A caffeine delivery system. A brown emergency. I find that… more ›

• Arbitration in Bright, Unreasonable Colors

  Feb 23

  When fistfuls of M&Ms are called upon to deal the world’s grievances,it is usually because the day has already tried us. Because the Wi-Fi faltered.Because the coffee betrayed us.Because someone… more ›

• Using Words Like Paper Airplanes

  Feb 22

  Some people write books to tell a story.Others write to document a journey.Still others create fantastical worlds — giving us somewhere to go when we’ve had enough of our own.… more ›