May felt like a great month full of great conversations about growth and the underpinnings of a growth mindset. Of course, this is all possible because of the great group of writers and community that makes this interaction meaningful. In Case You Missed These Great Posts Vicki writes a beautiful post about how to write … More May’s Greatest Hits
Before we headed out to spend three nights at a little AirBnB on Whidbey Island this last weekend, I was feeling a little mashed to a pulp. Or maybe a lot mashed to a pulp. The constant rotation of one of us three in my little family being mildly sick over the past eight weeks, … More A Brief Interlude Provided by Nature
I love it when I hear our grown daughter offer a glimmer of insight so profound that as soon as she says it and the thought flies out of her mouth, she whips her head around just in time to see my grin. Yep. Nothing’s better than catching our children in a moment of knowingness. … More Guarding Our Spare Moments
I met someone recently at one of the kids’ events and as I sat there talking with her, I kept thinking, “Geez, she seems so familiar.” Now that I’ve seen her several times and we’ve had some fairly deep discussions about life, live, work, and family, I finally put my finger on it. She reminds … More Better Off Without
Let me just say up front there is absolutely no point to this story. Writing the Chili Dog Guy story last week reminded me of one of my favorite side jaunts. On my five-day guided expedition climb on Mt. Rainier in 1999, the first day out we climbed from Paradise Inn at 5,400 feet up … More On the Way to the Top
Of all the people I met doing guided mountain climbs, there is one particular fellow that stands out when I think of doing things the easy way or the hard way. I’m not sure I ever caught his name so I’ll just call him Chili Dog Guy, CDG for the sake of brevity. The particular … More Doing it the Hard Way or the Easy Way
Apparently, it’s hard to be 3 1/2 years old. It comes with a lot of “I don’t want to” and “I’m not going to” and more generally, “Argh” and “Noooo.” On a recent morning after Mr. D didn’t want to get dressed, didn’t want to go to school, didn’t want to talk about it, I … More Growing Like a Weed
April felt like a great month full of great conversations worth having about creativity and inspiration. Of course, this is all possible because of the great group of writers and community that makes this interaction meaningful. In Case You Missed These Great Posts Vicki applies creativity to relationships in Creativity of Being Wynne tries to … More April’s Greatest Hits
The Heart of the Matter 