Putting compression socks on someone else is like a challenging family game at Christmas. Rules The recipient of the sock cannot bend or twist any direction. They cannot cross ankles, knees or legs. They can only point and flex their foot. The sock assistant must be...
What comes out of your mouth? “Look at me when I am talking to you!” “Sit still and listen!”? I, myself, am guilty of both mandates. I learn by looking at someone and I learn best when sitting to listen. Yet, my own children taught me how differently we each are...
2021 felt like a long slumber. I didn’t feel especially inspired or "awake". 2022 slithered in quietly, without fanfare. And then I heard a word. And then I heard a song. And suddenly, I'm awake and inspired. The Word: Contribute I spontaneously participated in a...
Family Session: Take 2! Same family: Two parents with three “kids” ages 25, 18 and 14. Adoption. Trauma. Diagnoses and labels. Three to four hours together in the frozen tundra of Minnesota on a Saturday before the holidays. Using prayer and intention, the priority...
What is your role in the family? Are you the oldest or the baby? Are you the clown or the serious one? Are you the planner/organizer or the one who goes-with-the-flow? Are you the caretaker or do you require being taken care of? Rescuer or the rescued? Leader or...
20 years ago I was the contented owner of Evergreen Montessori School (for 3-6 year olds) and a new mom. Now, my oldest two just turned 21 and 19, but this article is NOT about them. 20 years ago a parent in my school attended a 2 hour Brain Gym® Introduction. She...
For four weeks, one whole month, I've led Movement Meet Ups on Fridays at 11 AM. Each week we began with a warm up for living in this crazy world. We did a Brain Gym® routine called "PACE," to support ourselves in being Positive, Active, Clear, and Energetic....
Prepare! It’s the season of preparation! Before Thanksgiving, I chose to do a quick ten-day challenge towards health. I did really well for a week and then when I started baking for Turkey Day, I fell off the “sugar, potatoes, and carbs cliff”. Without even knowing of...
What kind of combination is that? Well, when a 17-year-old young man is scheduled to carry the American Flag in the Grand Entry of the State 4-H Horse Show, Woo Woo and horses is what you’re willing to explore, when the horse comes up lame the week before the big...
...Was Already Beautiful--Why Remodel? Comments and questions such as this invite introspection. Why bother remodeling one’s tangible home? My answer reminds me of why I get such fulfillment in helping myself and others remodel their own HOMEostasis as we do in...
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