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


13, 16, 19, 21



Knowing something is right and application of it are two different things. To apply yourself takes discipline. Practice it.


15



Turn off main water line when you leave on vacation.


21



The most important things I can teach you is how to love and be loved


14, 19, 21



Be mindful of privilege. Discuss the concept, point it out where you see it.


11-18



1

“The flower does not dream of the bee. It blossoms


15



Paint rocks with pictures or kind messages and find public places to leave them where they can hide in plain site. See RockOurWorldArt.


8-11



"Discipline is helping a child solve a problem. Punishment is making a child suffer for having a problem. To raise problem solvers, focus on solutions, not retribution.”- L.R KNost


2-15



Play this every year between 12-21. https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd2b593U/


12, 14, 16, 21



Check in on your friends. Even the ones that seem fine.


14-21



If you don’t know where to begin, picture where you want it to end, and work it backwards.


15, 21



Motivation: Just start. Two minutes. You don’t need to feel good to get going, you need to get going to give yourself a chance to feel good.


16



Look into language school. Now is a good time to start learning Chinese, Spanish or Arabic.


5-8



Read (or listen to) The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw together as a family. It's broken up into small vignettes so it's easy to get through bit by bit.


15



I stopped worrying about you by the time you were seven. (I’m not talking about your safety and health, that I’ll always worry about!) But I knew you were a joyful, generous, kind, smart and well-mannered person. You were a great friend, supportive and fun. You would be a good partner, and would contribute so much good to society. I could see you had a curious mind, an active imagination and more than a healthy dose of courage.


15, 21



Which line of poetry would you get tattooed?


17



Walking at night during the wintertime remember to wear a bright scarf or something reflective. So many pedestrians get hit when it’s dark outside because they’re wearing dark colors and drivers can’t see them.


15, 20



“Abhor what is evil. Hold fast to what is good.”


10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21



Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" speech.


10



Caps Game this year.


11



Mindset for a breakup: “I’d rather adjust to your absence than be continually frustrated by your presence.” Can work with romantic partners, jobs, habits...anything you’re hanging on to that you know you should let go of.


19



Never resist a generous impulse.


9, 12, 19



You have to learn how to not start, and how to stop abruptly when you’re turned on. Doesn’t matter how much you want it, nothing happens unless she gives enthusiastic consent, and nothing continues if she were to withdraw consent for any reason or at any time. Look up the making tea analogy for consent. It’s perfect.


14, 15, 16, 17, 18



Talk to him about applying to Democracy Summer program started by Rep. J. Raskin.


18



Dress to people will listen to you, not look at you. (This is especially true at school and work.)


15, 18, 21



Give them the book Starfish by Lisa Fipps.


12, 14



Read Admiral William McRaven’s autobiography Sea Stories.


17



I hope you find a partner with who are your most authentic self, and who you love for who they genuinely are.


15, 21



If you ever borrow someone’s car, return it with a full tank of gas.


20



“How we learn to hold what hurts shapes so much of who we are. What we choose to do with our pain defines us more than most things.“ -Chani Nicholas


11, 14, 17