Waiting at a stoplight the other morning, I found myself face-to-face with a bumper sticker promoting kindness. I felt grateful for the reminder and I began thinking about what it really means to be kind… Kindness lifts our spirits and inspires us. It connects us, and we believe in it so much that we go out of our way to teach young children to … Read More Kindness Matters
A few years ago, I was on a mindfulness retreat and one of the teachers talked about staying true to what you know, trusting your heart and listening to others. She said, “We are all suffering from terminal uniqueness.” We often have a sense that we’re the only one with a particular challenge and that no one understands what we’re going through. We feel … Read More Permission To Be Human
Have you ever sat down to breathe and relax only to find you’re entirely worked up? Perhaps you already knew that which is why you chose to sit down and breathe in the first place. Other times, we don’t have the slightest idea how charged we are in body and mind until we sit down and get quiet. When I take time to get … Read More Breathe…
With what seems to be an everlasting to-do list, teaching, planning and homework to be done, I’m trying my best not to let a single ball drop. Sometimes it feels like I’m striving for an A+ in life. Sound familiar to anyone? Well, a moment of awakening came last night when my husband pulled a bag of cheese puffs out of the refrigerator and … Read More Good Enough
As we continue to grow our mindful awareness at school, I’ve been teaching my first graders how to pay attention to thinking. To introduce the practice, we sit in a circle, settle in to our mindful bodies and take a few deep breaths together. Next, I ring the bell and we try to be still and quiet as we notice any thoughts we’re having. … Read More What’s On Your Mind?
Connecting With Heart 