Holiday cheer is not for everyone. — Kimora stretched as she started to wake up. She reached over and looked at her phone for the time, and noticed the date, Dec 1st. She groaned and pulled the cover over her head. It’s her least favorite month. It wasn’t always like that. Before age 12, she had fond…

It may surprise you. — It was a bit of a rough week for our son, Brady. He was tired after an intense first-year football season, trying to keep up with schoolwork and working on his driving hours. It hasn’t been all smooth sailing. In one of his classes, he is struggling to get his…

So, here we are…an understaffed, under-budgeted, over-insurance controlled system, with exhausted people trying to take care of decompensating people. ~DRH, Taking Off The Armor The shooting in Lewiston, Maine hit close to home on multiple fronts. I am originally from the East Coast (New Hampshire, raised; Maine, college), I am…

Tips from them to help you connect — A few months ago I was invited to an event that focused on non-profits that engaged with Veterans. It was interesting because they were not Veteran specific, but had Veterans as customers. One specifically, Hope for Hospice gave a great presentation on the importance of training volunteers to appropriately engage…

Is it possible? — Stealing time doesn’t work. I know, I’ve tried it dozens of times. Like right now. I am writing a few lines that have been in my head while my kids are getting ready for school. My failed attempt to work smarter, not harder. However, I’m acutely aware as I am…

And it will pay off many times over This past weekend I had the privilege to be part of a Veteran event at a professional soccer game. This is a unique event, as there are sponsors there, however, they are not allowed to solicit sales from the Veterans. The intention…

When our daughter was 3, we brought her to see the Nutcracker. She was mesmerized. A week later she was in her first ballet/tap dance lesson. All the little girls came out to change from their tap to ballet shoes, all giggling and excited. All of them, except ours. …

And what it takes to see it — My great-aunt had a mental breakdown 20 years ago. The family seemed more exasperated than concerned. She had to stop work, became an insomniac, broke her antiques, and became an energy vampire and burden to her family. I was just an observer on the outside, processing the whispers the family…

Where discipline, boundaries, and structure can co-exist with letting go. — It is funny how one triggering comment can set off a series of memories in some sort of mental validation you’re doing something right in this wild ride called life. Our daughter is a fiery, witty, intelligent ginger. Her favorite thing to do with boundaries is to push them. (No…