Give your all on the job, from your first day to your last day there. If you’re all caught up on your work help someone else with theirs.


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Behind every behavior is a need.


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Be the kind of man that people feel safe around. Safe from harm, safe from judgment and safe from ridicule.


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Write “thank you” notes, send pics of them wearing the outfit Grandma gave, etc. You get so many gifts...Be a grateful recipient.


7



Give people the benefit of the doubt. Unless someone gives you a reason not to trust them, assign the best possible motive to their actions.


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Plan a trip to Disney this year.


6



Practice your signature


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My favorite version of myself is when I’m not worried about what others think of me. I


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“Anger is a wonderful catalyst but a terrible companion.” - Brene Brown


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


15



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


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“The beginning parts are always the scariest.” -Jackson Daily (kid reporter on Today Show.)


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Just let them be who they are. Enjoy getting to know them.


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When you’re in a disagreement with someone or feel you’ve been wronged, it’s helpful to remember who the other person is. Are they someone of integrity? (If they’re your friend I bet they are.) Remember then, that even though they may have done something to hurt you, they were likely believed their actions were doing (or at least trying to do) the right thing. People sometimes get it wrong. Or they don’t have all the facts. Or their mind is just somewhere else. The pain you may feel from a perceived slight is probably not intentional, but even if it is, try to forgive and let it go. We’re all just doing the best we can.


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Your body will go through all sorts of shapes and sizes. You’ll have times when you’re gorgeous and times when you’re awkward or frumpy. Whether you’re having a great hair day or sporting a face full of angry pimples, your looks have never and will never define your worth. (And nobody else will ever be defined by theirs.)


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


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Anything you wear on purpose is fashion.


14, 19, 21



“First things first!” It’s a constant struggle to get out of the house or complete a task. Hammer home “first things first!” After they’re dressed (or whatever task) THEN they can have screen time or playtime free-time, etc.


4



take advantage of the bike trail. Bike places as a family.


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Say it early and repeat it often, so that it sinks way down deep: There is nothing you could do to make me stop loving you. No mistake, no failure, no decision, nothing. There is no hole so deep that if you fell into it I wouldn’t climb down to help you out of. I love you no matter what.


7



Plan a neighborhood "Winter Olympics" for snow days. Create indoor and outdoor events.


8



Never make a decision from a place of hopelessness.


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Challenge yourself every day, in one way or another. Mentally (read!) Is there any room for growth in an area you are struggling with? physically (take your pick but never take stupid risks with your safety), emotionally (allow yourself to be vulnerable. Apologize.), spiritually (pray/meditate/ fast.)


13, 17, 21



Sesame Street has great resources on teaching finances to little ones.


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If there’s a ever a bird in the house, close the interior doors, open the doors to the outside and shoo it out with a broom.


18



Be supportive of someone who is trying to better themselves.


16



You can be angry. But you can’t drive while angry or talk to a child or work, or do anything dangerous when you’re angry.


15, 20



It’s when the sh*t hits the fan that real discipleship begins.


21



Always clean from clean to dirty. Wash glassware first, greasy dishes last. Sink and tub first, then toilet. Then floor. Top-to bottom is another general rule.


13, 18



My ballet teacher used to punish us by making us sit on the floor and hold our arms up. It hurts! But you learn how to sit with pain. You learn how to endure and how to use your mind to make your muscles really don’t want to do.


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