Slip and Slide party!


8



Sometimes it’s easier to describe what a thing is *not* than to describe what it is.


14, 21



Adopting a “do it right now” mentality has done wonders for my organization


10, 12, 16



Find an activity / sport that they enjoy and support it. Get them outside and in the fresh air.


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“Remember Divas and Friends, if you don’t think good things about yourself, how do you expect anybody else to?” - Sheryl Lee Ralph


11, 12. 14. 16, 17, 19, 21



None of us should ever have to apologize for being who we are.


10, 14, 21



Plan a trip to Disney this year.


6



“Never be sorry for not knowing


17, 21



Grandpa used to keep a hundred dollar bill stashed discreetly in his wallet “for emergencies.”


17



My favorite Chinese food order is chicken Kung Pao, shrimp fried rice and beef lo mein. That way we all get a little of each meat.


16



Your body and brain are always trying to protect you.


17



Great article about teaching young kids how to do better than “I’m sorry” when they’ve caused another child pain. https://offspring.lifehacker.com/what-to-say-to-little-kids-instead-of-say-sorry-1819288365?fbclid=IwAR0bKgo60isKj6a5D2s3cs1leWCIyK9TXTBK62upV9U1S_bR0otfJndwg_k


3, 8



You don’t have to choose to be single forever to enjoy being single for now.


17, 21



Practice having difficult conversations. There’s no way to get around being on the giving or receiving end of unpleasant news such as breakups, firings, news of a loved one’s passing, etc. You need to get good at having hard conversations, or else you’ll end up in jobs and relationships you don’t want to be in.


15, 21



I love the quote “The call towards authenticity is sacred” by Paula S. Williams I think it means that a few things: Being called. We are called by something higher to grow and stretch, to evolve. That evolution is a journey that should be undertaken with humility, compassion and love. To impede one’s quest to be authentic, be it our own or another’s, is a grave injustice and should be avoided at all cost.


13-17, 21



Sponsor a child in a developing country. Write letters, learn about their country and their life.


8



"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." ~ James Baldwin


14, 19



Healing happens when you give up the hope that the past could have been any different. xoxo


20



“Never allow anyone to be humiliated in your presence.” - Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel


12, 14, 17, 21



Philippians 4: 11-13


12



A person is only as good as how they treat you when they are angry with you.


17



Try out Petra Lingua online language courses for kids. (Ages 3-10)


4



Sometimes (oftentimes) the truth is easier to find than to face.


14, 20



Test


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You always have a choice. Always.


15, 19, 21



Teach them how to eat a chicken wing in one bite


12



Kindness is magic.


11, 15, 21



Plan out first concert.


11



Talk about de-escalation techniques.


15



On grief: CS Lewis said somewhere that it isn’t just that his friend died, it’s that the part of him that only his friend could bring out would never be brought out again.


17, 21