Even though my container garden has gone from bountiful to barren due to neglect, Iâm grateful for the resilience of fresh mint… Coming in clutch for my morning smoothie! đ
Category: General
Quote of the Day – Happiness
Today’s Quote of the Day: “Happiness isn’t about getting what you want all the time. It’s about loving what you have and being grateful for it.” Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have.
The Conflict of Summer – A Haiku Poem for Introverted Parents
Itâs Mayâthe main month of spring! Itâs also the last month of school before summer break. The month when we encourage our children and students to âfinish the year strongâ… yet recognize their fatigue, because we are feeling it ourselves. Knowing summer is around the corner is exciting! It also leaves many introverted parents feeling slightly conflictedâespecially if they work from…
Want to Raise Confident Kids – Avoid Overparenting
The Overparenting Trap A great deal of pressure is placed on kids to succeed these days. When it looks like our children aren’t achieving to our satisfaction, parents often jump in and âhelpâ them along. We let them knowâthrough our words and our actionsâthat their efforts arenât meeting our standards. While we may not realize weâre doing this, I think we…
Quote of the Day – Michael Hyatt
Today’s Quote of the Day: “To accomplish our goals we must distill our dreams into daily actions.” – Michael Hyatt
Quote of the Day – Dr. Maya Angelou
Today’s Quote of the Day is one of my favorites! “When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” – Dr. Maya Angelou
Kicking Off Your Goals For the New Year When You’re a Week Behind Schedule!
During the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, I came across a variety of articles detailing how to “start off the new year successfully” and social media posts sharing how people were using that time to “mindfully set their intentions and goals” for the New Year. That process sounded idyllic. It was exactly what I wished I were doing,…
Overcoming Perfectionism
This article was first published in 2015… and working on “Overcoming Perfectionism” is still a thing! Â đ The information included in this article from the book, âThe Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life,â by Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., made it worth the re-share… Overcoming Perfectionism I was working on this blog post…
Reserved Rebel: How Discovering My Multipotentiality Led to Fully Embracing My Differences
Reserved Rebel You may have seen the words, âReserved Rebelâ in the title of this website, and wonderedâwhatâs that? Reserved Rebel is a term that characterizes my evolution from a practicing pediatricianâto a perpetually curious, knowledge-seeking writer, and passionate explorer of diverse interests. It perfectly describes the essence of who I am. I came up with it in my quest…
