Permission
What a strange concept. When I think of permission there is the sense of asking someone in authority. It comes from some outside entity. At least it does when you are a kid. I know it did when I was Continuer la lecture Permission
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Comfort
Comfort; what an interesting concept. I was speaking with someone recently and it became clearer to me how sometimes people assume things of others. In this case, I am starting to understand people think I enjoy driving. It isn’t exactly Continuer la lecture Comfort
Disappointed
There is a piece of me that feels I have disappointed people because my body is yelling at me and I had to step back from work. Let’s be real; I am disappointed in me. I have always known this Continuer la lecture Disappointed
How did I get here?
Life is funny, at least to me. Do you want proof? Here I am. I teach. I teach languages. I now write as well. Let us begin with I teach. You see, I was the quiet one in the family. Continuer la lecture How did I get here?
So what is next?
Identity is a big thing right now. I see it all around me. I worry about my own. Let me give you a run down. I am a girl (actually a woman but sadly I am a result of our Continuer la lecture So what is next?
Money Money Money
My children are all grown-up now. Though that is true, I still “mom” all over things, as my oldest would say. Though, we, as parents, don’t need to feed or clothe our children anymore, we are still not done worrying Continuer la lecture Money Money Money
Thanks for the lesson, Dad
It is funny how one thinks of heroes. As a young person, one often looks up to someone who can do something they cannot like an older sibling being able to ride a bike. It could be of a famous Continuer la lecture Thanks for the lesson, Dad
I’M BACK!
Life is funny, isn’t it? It just moseys along when all of a sudden something lands in the middle of our path. It could be meeting your soul-mate, finding a new unexpected passion or discovering a talent. Just as easily Continuer la lecture I’M BACK!
Privilege
The idea of privilege has been on my mind as of late. The topic seems to be coming to me from all sorts of angles but my clearest view of what privilege meant happened to me when taking the ambulatory Continuer la lecture Privilege
What are you building?
I met a lovely kindred spirit last week who invited me for a quick coffee…for two and a half hours. Our conversation went off in all sorts of directions. We laughed and there were even tears. We had a real Continuer la lecture What are you building?