Voices….they’re everywhere! Some voices suggest quietly, some beckon us with direction, and some even demand as they call out to us. Whether we realize it or not, we are all listening to one voice or another. Do these voices sound familiar? The world’s voice says: “Get all you can,” ...
Read More »Right Kind of Expectations
You know how it is–The Big Day Blues. Special occasions like anniversaries, birthdays (or how about the big one, Christmas?) … when big days roll around, there is a high level of energy that goes with it. We have expectations. We have ideas on how it’s “supposed” to go and although it’s not a ...
Read More »Parents are People Too
I sometimes wonder if people, when they grow up, forget how it was to be a kid. It is true that from the adult perspective, children’s problems can seem very small comparatively, but that is looking at the problem from the wrong angle. When your world is small, the problems ...
Read More »Is Failure Real?
I work at a school that implements a specialized program for teenagers who have experienced abuse at home and need different supports at school to help them learn life skills and make sense of their experiences. One of these teenagers, a bright young man, wrote a catchy song for the support ...
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