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At the end of the school year, I was often a little teary eyed when I picked up my children and said goodbye to their elementary school teachers. I appreciated their kindness, their creativity, and their steadfastness, showing up day...

On this #Mindfulness Monday, we focus on the beauty in the ordinary. Though ordinary things and actions are often overlooked or discounted, they often form the foundation for everything that follows.  In Pat Schneider’s “The Patience of Ordinary Things” in...

We’re in the home stretch. Summer and the end of the school year are just around the corner.  Before you turn your energies to planning  vacations, camps, and filling those long days of summer, please remember to thank your teachers.  Let...

This morning, I heard on the radio that today is Madeleine Albright’s birthday. I can think of no better way to celebrate her birthday and honor her life and leadership than sharing her words with you. Back in 2007, she...

Like a ball kicked high into the sky, this story and poem lifted my spirits today.  While I’ve read Rilke’s poem, “All will come again into its strength” many times before -this the first time I fully grasped what a...

This week’s #Mindfulness Monday’s poem is Lynn Ungar’s “The Way It Is.” Its message rang so true, forgiving and embracing where we find ourselves to be, that I found myself reading it over and over again. I guess it’s the poem...

Looking for a way to honor a teacher that has worked hard for your child this year? Seeking something special for Teacher Appreciation gifts?  Written by and for teachers, Teaching with Heart is the ideal way to say thank you. [Teaching...

Capulet: But, soft! What day is this? Paris: Monday, my lord.* *Yes, taken out of context… but hard to resist. I hope you’ll forgive me. Today is Shakespeare’s birthday. Or at least it’s celebrated as such.  So for the last hours...