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...
A is for Apple B is for Bear C is that naughty word That hovers in the air D is disease-based Directives E is the Elephant F can’t be spoken Because it’s very un-elegant G “Goldade” H “Hey, where ya been?” I “I am right here…” J “just chill'en.” ...
I awoke at 6:06 with an image: Parenting is like a mountain range. I laid in bed reflecting on what I knew about mountains—how are they formed and named? And then I traveled down memory lane drafting this article while my head was still resting on the pillow. Does...
“Jim-bo, that’s what I call myself sometimes.” With those simple words, I was transported back in time. “Cinder-r-r-r-r!!!” I can still hear her. She was the only person in the world who called me that. She was my softball coach. The nearest neighbor growing up. And...
She requested help with a mysterious laundry list of random physical, mental and emotional symptoms. Um….I work in an educational model; I am not in the medical field. In the end, I agreed to facilitate a session with this client. After all, I moved to a new office...
What happens when you volunteer a copious amount of hours on a project? Sometimes, an opportunity presents itself offering a win-win for all. Such as this case for me as an International Faculty member of Breakthroughs International. I have been volunteering countless...
The hand that drives the laptop mouse is over worked. He's complaining to his supervisor, the shoulder. The pecs in the front of the shoulder girdle are shortening in defense–they don't like listening to complainers. The rib on the top is locked up and pissed off! The...
Movement. Are you having one? Moment. How about some of those? I know I'm having plenty of both. Movement Meet Ups I'm offering FREE sessions every Friday morning at 11 AM Central Daylight Time. So far we've focused on the core, attitude, vision and posture–all...
“We live in a house of winners!” was the fist-pumping exclamation from the lunch eating young adult when his baby sister found out she won the Tractor Supply Good Neighbor Contest. It is an answered prayer, a dream come true—to have kids see the glass as half full...
There is a fork in the road. Which path should I take? Up the ante a little bit. iPhone and Google Maps are not working. The paper map is hand drawn and simply shows following along the water’s edge. I’m alone on a trail in the wilderness. I decide to stay right…...
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