I was walking my kids home from school the other day, engrossed in own thoughts—there in body with my children but miles away in my head.It's time to start thinking about Christmas gifts, I thought. And we still haven't pinned down what we're doing for Thanksgiving...Despite my racing mind …
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A few nights ago, I sat among seven women—five of whom I'd never met before—and cried my "little girl cry."I first identified my "little girl cry" a year ago, while I was training to become a life coach. I had volunteered to be coached in front of my class, and the technique my trainer used on …
It was 7pm and my 6-year-old was in the middle of her 20 millionth meltdown of the day. (Or at least, it darn well FELT like that many!)I suggested she take a bath and get ready for bed—to which she responded like I had suggested we pull out some teeth just for the heck of it!I looked at …
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This morning I walked into our house after a jog and felt this immense gratitude for the place that’s the staging ground for so many of our family memories: Home.Granted, most of the time, the pillows are on the ground, homework is on the coffee table, and the floors are covered with crumbs, but …
I’ve struggled for most of my life with this recurring thought: “No one really sees or appreciates the things I do.”I can vividly remember venting this frustration, with tears filling my eyes, to a mentor of mine as early as my mid-teens. And it only became more pronounced when I started my …
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Our bus rattled to a stop on the side of a dirt road, the driver motioning with his hands that we should all pile out. We stepped down from the bus and into the dusty brush of a Zambian landscape. The driver and a few volunteers set to work on a flat tire. The rest of us would wait.The …
