Gavin McCormack posted the following suggestions for parents: 1. Allow your child to pack and carry their own bag to school. 2. Make bedtime and wake up time a nice and calm process. 3. Model the behaviour you want from your child. 4. Talk about feelings and what they mean. 5. Always get to school Read more about 8 Ways to Help Your Child Flourish During COVID-19[…]
I am grateful for the wonderful memories of 2020 and look forward to many new healing memories for 2021. Through adversity comes healing and growth if we look for it. Although 2020 has been challenging, we have learned to be with ourselves and our loved ones. My goal for 2021 is to continue to be Read more about Happy New Year to you and yours![…]
Jon Gordon posted the following suggestions for making each day great: 1. See each day as a gift. 2. Stay positive. 3. Be thankful. 4. Learn, improve, grow. 5. Be a blessing to others. 6. Replace ‘Have To’ with ‘Get To.’ 7. Focus on solutions. 8. Control the controllable. 9. Let go of things you Read more about 10 Ways to Make Each Day Great[…]
As I checked out social media today, there was a common theme. Everyone is quoting thoughts like living forward, learning from challenges, and being in the present. What the pandemic is teaching us is to respect our environment, live in gratitude, honour our families and our children and leave a legacy of gratitude and kindness Read more about What are the Teachings?[…]
We all need to learn from this pandemic. We are meant to learn the following lessons and probably more. 1. Life is short. 2. Jobs are temporary. 3. Your savings can save you. 4. Nature deserves our respect. 5. Your greatest wealth is your health. Truly, if we don’t learn from this pandemic, we will Read more about 5 Lessons From COVID[…]
They say that we are the books we read, the films we watch, the music we listen to, the people we spend time wit, the conversations we engage in, and the thoughts we think. We must choose wisely for our journey on this earth. We can be like a sail being blown by the winds Read more about Choose Your Life Wisely[…]
I just saw this quote, “The magic of Christmas never ends and it’s greatest gift is family and friends.” I love this quote since that’s what Christmas means to me. It would be very empty without family and friends at Christmas! Actually, life would be very empty all year round without family and friends. Everyone Read more about The Magic of Christmas[…]
The pandemic is sent to all of us to learn some important lessons. First, we must learn to respect our planet. Our air and waters are cleaner than they have been in years. We needed to slow down and observe our actions on our planet. Second, we are social beings. However, we also need to Read more about Lessons Man Must Learn[…]
I love Gavin McCormack’s email about children and their passion. McCormack admonishes us to be interested in what our children are passionate about. Listen to learn, not to respond. Parents must model active listening. McCormack states that, “once engaged in a conversation with your child on any given subject, parents must be mindful that they Read more about The Potential of Every Child[…]
Vijay Shetty posted the following important suggestions: Practice the Pause Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you’re about to react harshly And you’ll avoid doing or saying things You’ll later regret. Lori Deschene