Notes on Gratitude
Merry Christmas everyone. This isn't the best picture ever, but here's a shot of the three of us–my little family–taken on Monday at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA. This is in front of a giant…
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Rising Strong International! cyber-bookclub Ch. 5
Catch up on the previous chapters here: Introduction/Chapter 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Okay! Here we go. Thank you Nancy! Chapter 5 – The Rumble Summary and Reflections “The goal of the rumble…
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Notes on Gratitude
Seven years ago, I signed up for a four day intensive writing workshop, called Writers' Studio, through UCLA Extension. I believe the class I took was about writing the personal essay or maybe it was…
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Rising Strong International cyber-Bookclub – Ch. 4
You can read the posts on the previous chapters here: Introduction/Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Okay. Here we go! Thank you Crystal. Chapter Four: The Reckoning The Courage to Be the Author of Your…
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The Holiday Tune-Up, re-post
(Tracey's note: I'm posting this article again because I think it's important, timely, and wonderful. In case you missed it the first time, please check it out.) I was nineteen years old when I woke…
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Rising Strong International! cyber-bookclub Ch. 3
First, you probably noticed that I added the word "international" to our bookclub. Well, why not! We are an international group and how fun to be able to say so. Thank you Nettonya and Xeno…
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The Holiday Tune-Up
I was nineteen years old when I woke that July morning in my childhood bed. I heard shuffles and muffles from the hallway through my closed door. “You take this. No this.” “Carry that to…
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Notes on Gratitude
So, the post I had in mind to write for this Thanksgiving was going to be really great. I was going to tell you about my daughter's first trip to residential treatment and what a…
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Rising Strong cyber-bookclub Ch. 2
If you missed or would like to re-read the post and comments for the Introduction and Ch. 1, you can do so here. Here we go! Thank you Sue. Chapter 2: Civilization Stops at the…
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Rising Strong cyber-bookclub
If you missed last week’s bookclub post, read it here. Basic guidelines, sample questions, and chapter spearheaders are outlined therein as are everyone's introductions in the comment section. Please take a few minutes (if you…
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Notes on Gratitude
Cheryl Strayed is on tour right now to support her newest publication, Brave Enough. I was Lucky Enough to get the chance to see her during her stop in Pasadena. I was also lucky enough…
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Rising Strong cyber-bookclub
Hello intrepid Rising Strong gang! I am so excited to get this ball rolling I can’t even see straight. (If you missed my first post on this topic, read it here.) The basic guidelines and…
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A difficulty a day…
Do you find you often feel like life is a struggle? Despite my best efforts at mindful acceptance and letting go of that which I cannot control, I sure do. I don’t think I was…
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And the winner is. . .
The winner of the Brené Brown starter kit is Wendy Goldstein! Congratulations Wendy. I hope you get lots of use out of your goodies. I can't wait to hear what you have to say about…
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Notes on Gratitude
Monday, March 25 2013, late afternoon I remember the day and date exactly because it was Tom’s birthday. We’d spent the previous19 hours sitting in the ER at Los Robles waiting for a bed to…
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Individual Education Plans or IEPs
The Fall 2015 issue of NAMI's publication, "Advocate" has an excellent one page article with information and tips to help understand and create an IEP should your child need one. Click here to read, "Putting…
