I just saw a powerful and very important documentary film, Race To Nowhere. Actually it was my second time seeing it and I got even more out of it this time around. Although it’s geared for parents and educators, I feel very strongly that it’s for all to see. Yes, it speaks about the educational […]
In conducting parenting workshops on communication skills with our children, I emphasize the soulful and emotional aspects in raising our kids. Depositing into their little souls the ‘I can do’ attitude, encouraging the expression of their dreams (despite our thinking they might be unrealistic) and cultivating the seedling to sprout into its own unique species […]
In my last post, I shared a video and a man’s words that really moved , inspired, uplifted and touched me in a very profound way. I actually find myself using these descriptive words a lot lately. I seem to get inspired quite easily. That’s a good feeling. I’m not sure if I seek these […]
I have recently been thoroughly awestruck by two stories I stumbled upon online. I’m excited to share them with you. Talk about rising above adversity- watch and read. The first is a u-tube of a 108 year old woman who has lived out her life with her glass way more than half full, despite tremendous […]
In my recent interview with Sherri Mandel, she said “you have to use it to grow bigger…” (your difficulty/challenge/loss) You can’t go back to who you were. “ This really spoke to me. I, as many of you know from reading my blog posts, have witnessed the miraculous survival and full recovery of my daughter, […]
“Each day I have to work to go on; each day I decide to live. I am not the same person as I was. That is the way it should be. Losing Koby means that part of me was killed. But rather than mourn the person I was, I work to bless the person I […]