Finding Your Happiness Generator
’ll be happy when……… Don’t we all know that ploy? It’s the carrot and the stick out in front of [...]
Benefits of Talking to Yourself Out Loud
Approximately 1989: “MOM! Why do you talk to yourself so much?” Me: “Because I listen and don’t talk back!” My [...]
Recycling education project caters to more than a thousand children in Southern Oregon
ASHLAND, Ore. — An Ashland woman has launched a recycling project for over a thousand children in Southern Oregon. The [...]
Smiling is a Natural Drug
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” William Arthur Ward No one ever saw her smile. No one [...]
Self-Healing, Surgery, and Awesome Aging
“If I was writing a book, you would be on the cover!” The leg surgeon proclaimed his acknowledgment and released [...]
Fear Can Freeze or Free Human Potential
Fear’s dagger paralyzed me. I was 9 years old, playing outside at dusk in the humid Kansas summer evening. Dad [...]
Nourishing Holistic Aging with the Playful Inner Child
“Play is the highest form of research.” – Albert Einstein 8 years ago….”Grandma Boom, let’s see how many ways we [...]
Empathy Provides Caring Connection
(Originally published on website of ORAEYC 1/29/19 - Oregon Association for Education of Young Children - where I blog monthly.) [...]
Third Grader Learns Bullying Others Makes Him Feel Worse Inside
"Who has a success story from last week’s lesson on saying “NO!” to negative peer pressure’?” I asked the question [...]
Preschool Artwork Showing the Difference Between Negative and Positive Thinking
It is such an exciting, passionate endeavor to teach preschool/K children about themselves. KNOW THYSELF is proclaimed by major philosophies [...]