Wisdom is all around us even though we can be blind to it, forget the basics, or need to hear life lessons repeatedly. Here is a list of reminders I hope will help you on those hard days. . . You do not always need to be strong. We all have those days when the best thing to do is retreat, regroup, and recharge. Fearlessness doesn’t mean you are never afraid. It means you are afraid, but you do it anyways. Let people own and solve their own drama. Listening is a high form of

I had wonderful parents and I am grateful for everything they did for me. They both worked hard to provide for our family and although we did not have a lot financially, we never lacked anything we really needed. Here are a few of the many things they taught me. A strong work ethic I worked for my dad during college, and I can still hear him telling me there is never an excuse for standing around. There is always something else you can do. My dad worked harder than anyone I k

When you tell people that you are expecting your first child, they usually respond with congratulations, but my mother did not. When I told her I was pregnant she said, “Oh, no.” I was disappointed in her reaction until she explained that with four children of her own, she knew how taxing being a parent could be. I thought she was wrong until the baby came and my life changed forever. Nothing prepares you for what parenting is, the emotions, the need to have a psychology degr