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A while back I came across an article that shared an interesting statistic. Sixty percent of today’s school-age children see themselves as exceptional, compared to the 8% who saw themselves exceptional in 1964. Today, being average is unacceptable. An Interesting situation when you consider most of us, in most things, are — average. But this statistic opened me up to the larger question of how … Continue reading Righting An Upside-Down World
I wonder sometimes what kind of friend I am. Will I show up when it really counts? What effort am I really ready to make to sustain a friendship? Am I just a fair weather friend? Then I came upon this story from an unknown author: Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his … Continue reading What Kind of Friend Am I?
TO ENJOY THE VIDEO AND MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here ***** “A child’s mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.” ~ Dorothea Brande At this time in my life one of my very favorite things is to have my grandson on my lap watching him watch Minecraft episodes. … Continue reading Kindle the Fire
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here Here’s a question for you: As a child do you ever remember receiving unconditional love? It’s a term we hear used in sermons, books and on greeting cards, generally to describe this highest form of love. But where, pray tell, have you actually experienced it? Let me … Continue reading An Ode to Dogs
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here Jean-Jacques Rousseau claimed that children were by nature good and learned best through their own unfettered life experiences. It wasn’t either good or necessary for parents to interfere. Rousseau also said, “The first thing a child should learn is how to endure.” Endurance is needed to successfully … Continue reading Enduring Together