When I catch myself saying I hate something, I have to stop and think why hate it. I’m modeling behavior that my kids are picking up fast. Too fast. And language matters. So your mission, if you choose to accept it: Don’t hate. Maybe dislike for a while, but hate takes up too much energy. […]
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#RPCL Log Date March 25, 2017: #BeingHuman #RemovingLabels
We have a problem with labels in society and within our culture in general. It becomes helpful when we help children assign words and meaning to their emotions so they can better articulate what and how they are feeling. It becomes a hindrance when we assign too much meaning to a word at the expense of […]
#RPCL Log Date January 1, 2017: #BeingHuman #Renewal #BeingaBetterHuman
It’s New Year’s Day. I woke up to snoring. I drew the curtains to see a brand new layer of snow on the ski trails. We are in a cabin on the mountain. The pristine layer of fluffy white snow feels like a call to pledge our renewal of hope in 2017. This year I have renewed the following commitments […]
Someone Wins and Someone Loses #nomoreparticipationawards #JAJance
I attended a fundraiser on Veteran’s Day where author JA Jance gave a wonderful keynote that included some laughter and tears, and a side remark about the election. It was brilliant, and I’m compelled to try to paraphrase it here. “Dear Millennials, we know you are the generation who received participation awards at every turn. Well I’m sorry […]
Hate Was Given Hope #hatewasgivenhope #aaronsorkin
Surfing through the emotional banter of thousands of FB posts after the election, one re-post stood out for me and continues to replay in my head. It’s Aaron Sorkin’s letter to his daughter, in which he says one simple phrase that zeros in on what Trump has stood for, and why many of us are feeling […]
More More More #help #changesucks
I would consider myself a fairly normal professional. One who is self possessed, visionary, mostly calm. So why is it that I have been spying on my children from my front door window during their recess at the new school ? And why is it that I am thrumming internally, even though my calm and quietude exude […]
Why Hope Matters #hopematters #halfempties #thehopedrug #humandeficit
Life can be one big glass of half empties. When we look for the faults, the doubts, the flaws, they stand taller, bolder, and yell louder than the 90% good out there. As human beings our instincts and fear, limbic brain, have us programmed to look for the threats and flee. Politicians and media have […]
#OxygenMask
A client of mine recently reminded me why it’s important to take care of myself first. He said ‘it’s like the spiel they give you on airplanes in case of emergency. You put the mask on yourself first, before turning to your children or partner”. What a great analogy. I can finally give myself permission […]
Memorial Day #Rituals
When I was young, I remember collecting flowers from the back yards of family to assemble bouquets. We would go to my grandparent’s yard to collect peonies, my aunt D’s yard to collect mums and roses, our yard for lilacs and baby’s breath. My aunt D would spearhead the operation. My mom, sister and I gladly participated. […]
Humanitarian or Corporate Dweller?
The other evening I was asking a friend why she stopped practicing medicine. She was a family doctor working in a community clinic. She explained that the health insurance requirements became ridiculously overwhelming. She only had 15 minutes to see a patient and spent at least that much time filling in paperwork to collect insurance […]
