I am somewhat beginning to embrace my age, but note that quite a bit of the emphasis is placed on the "somewhat". I think this is a good thing as I approach my official entry into senior citizen menu viability, lest I have an unseemly meltdown at a Denny's somewhere when it hits me all [...]
Tag: growth
Validation.
Validation presents itself in many ways. Today it arrived via a graduating student's visit. In the short hour that we visited I was delighted to learn that he realized that so many of the things we have students do in our program added up to more than the sum of their parts. He learned this [...]
Where did you start out from?
I always take a quiet moment when someone refers to me as determined, fierce, outgoing, feisty, strong, daring, or powerful. I take a moment because that is not where I started out from and I am amazed at how far off these references would have been when I was my shy, intimidated-by-life self. I would [...]
Dear Mrs. Cunningham…
Dear Mrs. Cunningham, I write you today to share some information about your son Charles (also known as Charlie, Chuck, C-squared and C-dizzle). As you know, Charles has been in the emergency management program for awhile. As a faculy member who often is saddened to see students leave I have been gratified that we have [...]
David Bowie said it best…
It has been said that the only real constant in life is change. Yesterday, Area Voices migrated all of its bloggers to a new platform and it has caused quite a stir. Many things are different and it appears some things may be lost - presently all my blog comments are missing-in-action (some bloggers report [...]
Learning as one goes along…
"Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on." ~Samuel Butler I love this quote and even more so, I live this quote. I am far from having this life thing mastered despite the fact that I have been practicing daily for half a century (OMG - did [...]
Perhaps I’ll end up as a splat on the sidewalk of life…
I believe opportunities and experiences cross our paths for a reason. The trick is understanding the reason. Sometimes the reason is very clear while other times the reason my be completely obscured; yet, I believe you often know intuitively that it is an opportunity or experience you are to pursue and learn from and jump [...]
THE NEW FORTY 