appreciating the everyday

Parents Required The process of parenting is self-taught for the most part. It is unpaid. It can be expensive and time consuming. So far, the job of parenting sounds like…

What is really Right When I am really feeling terrible about something that didn't go well, I often hear my brain tell me that I can't do anything right. When…

Confusion Signs Confusion is one of those visually gifted states. It has its own well-known look that shows up on the face and the ability to make us scratch our…

The Sound of Silence We live in a world of noise. The appliances spin and chime, the laptop has a cooling fan, the traffic passing by makes a predictable sound…

Who decides on the Slap Recently, there was a famous shocking slap shown live on TV. The moment was reviewed ad nauseum. The truth of that moment is that if…

Naps are supposed to be Refreshing During those first few years of life, the body needs lots of naps. Parents find them hard to schedule sometimes and depending on the…

Hide to Seek Children play simple games that move quickly. When adults play their versions of these same games, it is difficult to see who wins. The game of fear…

Wrong Again My active self-talking mind sometimes asks the strangest questions. When I hear the statement, "What is wrong with me?" I know that I have shocked even me with…

Loneliness can be Catchy It may be inevitable to be lonely at certain points of life. The isolation that was thrust on us by way of the pandemic removed those…

Failure creates the Signpost Businesses tend to dwell on failures and that can be a good practice depending on how you do it. Failures, like mistakes, are signposts pointing directly…