Today is my birthday. I make a big fuss over it because I know many beloved people who no...
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When It’s Raining and You Have an Umbrella Use It – Dr Shoma Morita
If it’s raining and you have an umbrella, use it. This advice from Psychiatrist, Dr. Shoma Morita, means that...
Teachers As we sail into July, my heart and head turn to teachers. Those wonderful unsung heroes in our...
A Father’s Day Thank You: Love Lives in the Specifics
A Father’s Day Thank You: Love Lives in the Specifics by Aaron Orendorff Fourteen years ago, I read an...
Catching Up With Ourselves
The Italian physician and educator, Maria Montessori, taught children that each activity in life had three important stages –...
Impatience and Intuition
We recently rode by what used to be our favorite Vermont bakery. It's been closed for quite some time,...
“I always forget how important the empty days are, how important it may be sometimes not to expect to...
I was out in our yard a few days ago with Ella Bella, our 2-year old grandpuppy. Ella was...