Month: April 2024

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One Day at a Time

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The biggest adventure you can take is to fulfill your dreams one day at a time.

Life is not a checklist of all of the daily to do’s. Life is not a to do but an active pursuit of doing. Life is adventure when you do what you want to do. Actively and passionately living it will bring you joy. Presence is necessary daily. While others are making plans, choose to live. Dig deep to plant some roots. Even the flowers of life have roots. Where do your roots run? Where does the stem grow? Where does the crown reach?

Imagine for a moment if you will that you fall asleep one evening not ever to wake up again.

And while you sleep…your life flashes before your eyes.

How did you live it?

Did you choose peace? Did you choose war? Did you choose violence? Did you choose love? Did you choose the dark? Did you choose the light?

We have the power to choose.

Choose the active verb of life.

Live.

And, by all means, live it well.

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No Such thing as a Bad Kid…Remember that!

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Instead of asking: “What’s wrong with him or her?” Ask, “What happened to him or her?” This will help you guide and have a better relationship with the children and grown ups in your life.

In a society that is in a rush to label, diagnose fix and break, be the exact opposite, be the one who slows down to notice, show compassion and listen. Just be there through the tears, through the ups and the downs. Notice and be present. Love.

We are society and we can in fact, choose love, consistency and conversations where we listen more and talk less. Slow down, listen to what children are showing and sharing. You will find out exactly what they need, don’t need and in return what you need and what you don’t need.

Slow down. Turtles have a lot to teach us in this way. Not the ninja turtles but the ones who hold up traffic as they cross the street. Taking their time. One turtle paw at a time. One paw in front of the other. There are times to be a cheetah and there are times to be a turtle. Choose wisely.