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Trying to fight when you feel like flying.

The question is… How do you proceed when you know so much about growth mindset, and the situation just sucks, and you want to reach out to someone, but don’t want advice and just want the comfort of someone’s knowing … Continue reading

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Gently down the stream.

The littlest comes running into the kitchen, says urgently, “trash!” and then hands me his granola bar wrapper and runs out. I shout, “Hey, you’re welcome!” He stops and says “You’re welcome too!” and then keeps running.

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Trusting my soul to the ice cream assassin.

My daughter has taken to saying thank you to me recently. Try as I might to show gratitude for all things–to be the light in all the places–she has yet to emulate the skill at home. In fact, oftentimes I … Continue reading

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