Enrich your mind. Refresh your body. Renew your spirit. - Andrew Weil, MD.


13, 16, 19, 21



Don’t worry if they’re not listening to what you say...They watch what you do. They study it.


13



Bedtime often goes to sh*t in a hurry because kids are tired and parents are out of patience. Be kind. If your kids are anything like you, they’ll need extra tenderness at bedtime: cuddles, soft words, prayers. Forgiveness for the ridiculous tantrums over silly stuff. Take pity on them, their little bodies are tired and they haven’t learned how to function on empty.


1-4



Remind them they’re safe to feel whatever they’re feeling.


2, 12, 21



Birthday traditions: 1) Plant something every year. 2) Birthday interview on camera or voice recording.


5



“Just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true. Your brain’s a little b*^tch and likes to lie to you.” -Elyse Myers


13, 21



Parent the way you want your children to behave. Compassion, patience. Loving.


1, 2, 3, 4



Attend a school board meeting or some sort of government meeting. Attend / participate.


13



Love then when they least deserve it because that’s when the need it the most.


3, 13, 17



Watch the political conventions every election year. Listen and decide for yourself.


17, 18, 21



No matter how late you are, don’t speed or drive unsafely. It’s not worth someone’s life or limbs.


18-18, 21



Learn about current trends in social media. Figure out where you draw boundaries, what platforms are allowed and not. Teach them how to stay safe, be positive and kind and always respectful.


9



Roll-play confrontational situations so they can practice staying calm, not reacting in situations like road-rage, bullies, being screamed at by a boss or a customer.


11, 15, 17



Three things you cannot change: The past, the truth, someone else.


18



Book “8 Candles and a Tree” about celebrating interfaith holidays.


7



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


20



The more you want, the less you get.


14, 16, 21



Practice "shaking off the sleepy." It's hard to wake up when your body is screaming for more sleep. If you practice, you'll get better. Get up, get in the shower and shake off the sleepy. It works!


6, 7, 13-15



Repeat after me: “I am beautiful I am loved I am safe I am free. I don’t need to be like them I just need to be like me.”


7, 8, 9, 13, 16



Practice road-rage roll playing. People are NUTS! It's hard to imagine how you'll react when someone gets aggressive with you. Let's practice staying calm when someone is shouting and in your face.


15-17



Name five women who contributed to our country’s history.


8, 13, 16



You are always responsible for how you act, no matter what you’re feeling. (Or whether you’re drunk or in any way impaired.) Hammer this point home for the next 10 years!


13



Teach him what to do and how to act if he gets pulled over.


16



Fire drills. Practice what to do, where to go if the house is on fire. Have an escape plan.


5-10



Just because I forgive you, it doesn’t mean I trust you. Trust has to be earned.


15, 18, 21



Be weird. Be happy. Be you. xoxo


12



“Vulnerability is not about winning or losing, it’s about showing up and being seen.” -Brene Brown Be vulnerable, that’s where the good stuff lies.


18



Dress for the job you want, not the one you have. Unless you're a lifeguard. ;)


16, 21



If you want people to believe you, trust you and be able to depend on you, then you must have integrity. Integrity means that you tell the truth, don’t deceive or cheat, you keep your word and you pitch in to help with little things and big things without having to be asked. Who are the people you know who have integrity? Do you want to be a man of integrity?


13, 17



Yes, you’re beautiful. But that’s not ALL you are. And it isn’t all that’s expected of you. Surely you could “get by” on your looks. Is that what you want for yourself?


10, 15