Feeling Welcome
We often use the word welcome or a form of it in our conversations with others. “Welcome! Welcome to my home. You’re welcome.” We see the welcome center signs at rest stops along interstate highways, offering a place to feel safe and tend to one’s needs. States in the US have signs at their borders welcomng us. […]
Tune into the Emotional Temperature of Your Students
The start of a new calendar year brings with it the opportunity to make some changes in your classroom. You may have rearranged your students’ desks, created a new bulletin board, or developed a new interest center that supports a new unit of study. Starting fresh in the new year always feels good and generates […]
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Starting the New School Year During Covid-19 …
The start of the new school year is fast approaching. Some school districts know what their instructional plan is going to be; others are still trying to put it together. No matter where your school district is in this process, there is more than enough angst for parents and their children related to Covid-19 as it relates […]
You Don’t Have to be the Tallest Tree in the Forest
“You don’t have to be the tallest tree in the forest.” Those words came as a message for me from Dr. Lewis Mehl Madrona, M.D., psychiatrist, and Native American healer in ceremony the last day of a week-long healing workshop some time ago. How did I know the message was for me? I knew because as he said […]
A Time for Becoming Anew
From time to time during the Covid-19 stay-at home orders, I have had a number of dreams of two types. One is where I have lost my purse that has all of my money, insurance cards, credit cards, and most importantly, my driver’s license, my identification, in it. I search all over, retracing my steps but am […]