Renewal and erosion must work together in our lives. They equal the natural idea of making room for something new. Matt Kahn says, “New is a psychological construct based on how you know things to be, new is that fresh and exciting thing that interrupts normalcy of how life is. Erosion is the death or breaking down of that which was once new. ” Lesson Plan for Erosion & Renewal While observing their words, moms need to help their children…
Recently, I’ve been put in the position of experiencing youngsters, still guided by their ego, who went down the wrong path of dishonesty. As a foursome of students were playing handball during their PE time, they decided to pick on another student by pushing his buttons. They were changing the rules of the game to better themselves and frustrate the other. This prompted the student to run off. Luckily for me, his trusty sidekick of a friend went after him….
“Be the reason someone smiles today.” As we go through our day, it is easy to avoid thinking about how powerful our smile can be to someone. We come across people every day of our lives who has just found out they have cancer, lost a parent, sibling, or a dear friend. They may be struggling through a divorce, or struggling through depression. If only we knew how powerful our smile is to others, we would smile at every one…
With all eyes on the college admissions scandal, let’s change the negative to positive. To all those high school seniors who have struggled through the SAT & ACT tests, AP tests, and revised all those college application essays, congratulations on your selection by May 1st. As the dust settles and most of the information comes out about the scandal, let’s put our focus on what it means and entails to be a scholar athlete to play sports for NCAA colleges….
**Although this was written last year, it is a different time to be selecting a college. With our new way of life & uncertainty, I hope this can help. Good luck to all seniors in your college and future. It’s that time of year again. All the future 2020 fall freshmen are getting ready to select their university and college, but stuck on which one to pick? Now that you’ve finished all the college application essays and have visited…
As we awaken, our soul begins its own spring cleaning. This comes in different forms and in different moments. Mine happened right in the middle of a huge fit of laughter regarding a joke that both my husband and I were having. Your childhood trauma can show up at any moment it becomes triggered and sometimes we don’t even realize why we feel a certain way. It is so important to allow whatever feelings come up and see if anything…
by Michele Lusk- Echevarria Have you ever read something in a self-help book and it really hits home for you? And then it causes you to wonder, “Can something really be that simple and could it really work?” That is what happened to me recently. The very next day (yes, God does have a sense of humor) after I read about this process, I was given the opportunity to try it out for myself and see if it was that…
Dreams are a part of us all. They are these wonderful thoughts that keep popping into our minds. Some of us chase them, but many of us leave them way back in our minds locked away. As we go about our days, many feel they aren’t worthy when in fact they are. See your dreams, and then take the steps to follow them. In order to go after these dreams of ours, we have to take that step into the…
As you go through your hurt and pain, you may feel like it will never end. Nonetheless, the old saying is true. Time heals all pain. The tough part is getting through the amount of time it takes to let the pain go. Sometimes the pain will be so extreme that you will not believe the saying. It is this point where you need to dig deep down inside with all the grit you’ve got and hold on. Why It’s…
Sometimes as a mom, we feel stuck in our life because we feel like we can’t get through the struggles of raising our children, so we feel like we lose our way. We keep trying hard to make things happen when it comes to helping our children make their goals, but nothing is going our way. Little did we know it’s the Universe reminding us to slow down and go with the flow. Getting Out of Feeling Stuck Yes, we…