I was catching up with my nephew the other day when he mentioned that his pre-teen daughter had broken both her wrists over the summer. “What,” I inquired, “How did that happen?” He told me that she fell off her scooter playing in the yard and when she went to break her fall, she fell
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“The world is divided into people who think they are right.” Last week’s Resilient Wednesday received a lot of reader mail regarding The Notorious RBG and AGS, which is representative of the tension and frustration many people are experiencing as we are dealing with the effects of the Pandemic, issues around racial justice, and the
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When Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was writing the majority opinion striking down the Virginia Military Academy’s ban on admitting women, Associate Justice Antonin Gregory Scalia showed her his scathing dissent which she described it as being “a zinger, filled with distaining footnotes.” She later wrote how much she appreciated his critique of her point
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I’ve been talking with a lot of folks who just feel plain crazy! Of course, they describe the disruptions they are experiencing due to Covid-19 or the social unrest related to Black Lives Matter and the upcoming election as the obvious causes of their emotional lability. I often wind up reassuring people that their confusion
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We’re headed back to school which means another transition during this time of constant transitions. Parents are understandably concerned as they consider the options for their kid’s education, whether it be full time school, full time home or the hybrid model. Kids, for their part, are going with the flow. One parent told me that her
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I was talking to an executive the other day who was telling me that she was concerned that her staff were taking advantage of working from home and that they were not always available as she would expect them to be. Seems that when she texted or emailed them for information on a project, it
Go ahead a take a deep breath and get a little inspiration… no, seriously, stop reading and go ahead and take a deep breath, maybe even 2. What is it like to get some inspiration? Of course, we initially think of inspiration as the process of doing something creative that stimulates us. That, of course,
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These are challenging times and I’m hearing from more and more clients in the workplace about how stressed they feel. It seems the major issue hinges on uncertainty; How can I stay safe from the Corona Virus? Is this recession going to get deeper and is my job secure? Will my kids be going back
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I’m declaring “Mindfulness” as my 2020 word of the year. I know what you’re thinking. The 2020 word of the year should be Pandemic, or Covid-19 or I Hate This (that’s 3 words however). I’m preferring to take the high road and consider how well we’ve all done during this crisis. We’ve adjusted to a
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Like most dogs, Cody likes to stick his head out the window when we are driving around town. News reports will tell you that dogs do this because they love the rush of wind on their face and like to let jowls flap and ear fly. Given that Cody’s olfactory senses have mine outnumbered by
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