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Brooke Burke: Year-End Reflection
Every New Year, I hit the pause button and take some time for myself to put my pen to paper and write down my goals for the upcoming year. They’re my life goals and much more than New Year’s resolutions. I don’t believe in keeping bad habits that need to be broken, I believe in focusing on the positive and staying productive with my thoughts.Change is powerful. The first step for …
Reflections from a Gifted Program Dropout
So this sealed envelope was sent home from Avas school the other day.
Zen Buddhism and Bedtime Stories: A Holiday Reflection
The day after Christmas, I was reading my daughter a bedtime story. It was Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth, a book about three siblings who each learn a Zen principle in an encounter with a giant panda named Stillwater.
Marketing to Moms: Is That Your Reflection on the T.V.?
Recently I was talking with my mother, who is in her 60s, about my older son, who is very vocal. He talks constantly. In admiring her grandsons verboseness and laughing at me and my auditory exhaustion, she was suddenly reminded about mothering my sister at about the same age. She was also very chatty.
Reflections of a Weekend
This weekend was action packed. Truly, there was no breathing room. Besides a nice family dinner Friday night, the rest of the weekend was spent studying and running. We awoke Saturday morning to a major hockey tournament for my big son. Hello, what else is new?! But the truth is, 12 of the top players from his team of 50 kids were chosen to compete in the Jeux De Montreal, which is a tournament of different cities competing at the Pre-Novice hockey level.