Dawn and Hope- Every day is a new beginning
Every month, around the middle or 15th, I send an email to my blog subscribers with an inspirational tip. For the month of June it was ten projects to work on before the end of summer. The previous monthly email tips included self care, how to be happy/content and spring break activities with kids at […]
Today’s blog post is in sequel to my last BLM post from June 3. This post involves ways we can support BLM and a summary of what all I have seen in the community, especially with the adolescents and teens. With the kids and parents permission, I have included what they (the kids) are doing […]
What is the world coming to? In this era of technology, connections, innovations and creativity, have human beings forgotten that all mankind is a family? It is 2020 and we are going through the pandemic of our lifetime. In these unprecedented and scary times, do we also need to remind ourselves that lives matter? Where […]
It has been so long since we have ventured outside, gone to any social gatherings or seen our friends. Some of us have been home for 45 days or more, without having an outside connection with the world. Thanks to technology, we are not feeling aloof athough we all have been socially isolated and distant. […]
Haven’t we all, at 1 time or the other, been encouraged by someone’s words? I am not talking about just the phrases of generalized praise, instead I am talking about personalized words said to you or written to you in a context of what you have done. We, as human beings, love to feel good […]
From spending days at home turning into weeks now, following social distancing and stay at home directive; I am also learning how to teach my students from remote location. As an educator I have never worked from home, didn’t even think it was possible, till now when the unprecedented event is asking me to do […]
In trying times like this, when life takes a standstill, when we worry about what may come next, when we fear for our near and dear ones, when we are unsure about how long the uncertainty will last, when we just want to go back to normalcy, when we run out of ideas of what […]
Do you nag your kids? I don’t know about you as parents, but I nag my kids a lot. And I do mean, a lot! It is not always, of course, not every day; it is only on some days but I do! Most days I don’t even realize it but then some days, like […]
It is always a good idea to reflect on your life periodically. Have you ever said something that has changed someone’s life? Have you been kind to someone? Have you given your time to someone? Have you given a lending ear to someone who needed it? Have you been a mentor? Have you given back […]
When you’re a working parent, finding time to relax and take care of yourself can seem impossible. From washing the dishes to cooking dinner to tidying the house to taking your kids to places, it can seem like every minute of the day is crowded with other responsibilities. However, there’s a simple way to take […]